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About Shindewadi Village

Shindewadi is a mid sized village in Miraj tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,975, made up of 994 males and 981 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shindewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shindewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Miraj
Pincode 416401
Area (hectares) 425 hectares
Population 1,975
Male Population 994
Female Population 981
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shindewadi compares

By the 2011 count Shindewadi is the 43rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,093 residents. Its 425 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Shindewadi

Shindewadi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shindewadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shindewadi from other places

Shindewadi lies about 32 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Agran Dhulgaon, about 8.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shindewadi
Nearest railway station Agran Dhulgaon 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Miraj 26 km
Nearest town Tāsgaon 26 km
District headquarters Sangli 32 km

Villages closest to Shindewadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Miraj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shindewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shindewadi village had a population of 1,975. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,093 residents.

Shindewadi village has 994 males and 981 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shindewadi has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Shindewadi is 416401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shindewadi covers 425 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shindewadi falls under Miraj tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shindewadi is Agran Dhulgaon, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shindewadi.

Shindewadi is about 32 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shindewadi is in Miraj tehsil of Sangli district. Agran Dhulgaon is about 8.8 km away. Miraj is about 26 km away. Tāsgaon is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongarwadi (9.3 km), Savalwadi (9.5 km) and Kadamwadi (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shindewadi today is likely to be higher.

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