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About Shendgewadi Village

Shendgewadi is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 340 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shendgewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shendgewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 415307
Area (hectares) 175.97 hectares
Population 694
Male Population 340
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shendgewadi compares

By the 2011 count Shendgewadi is the 56th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 175.97 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1052.

Getting to Shendgewadi

Shendgewadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shendgewadi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shendgewadi from other places

Shendgewadi lies about 66 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Wasud, about 32 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 Shendgewadi
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 19 km
Nearest town Mhaswad 29 km
Nearest railway station Wasud 32 km
District headquarters Sangli 66 km

Villages closest to Shendgewadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanapur 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 Shendgewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shendgewadi village had a population of 694. That makes it the 56th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Shendgewadi village has 340 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shendgewadi has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1052.

The pincode recorded for Shendgewadi is 415307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shendgewadi covers 175.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shendgewadi falls under Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shendgewadi is Wasud, about 32 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Shendgewadi is about 66 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shendgewadi is in Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district. Khanapur is about 19 km away. Mhaswad is about 29 km away. Wasud is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghanwad (8.0 km), Menganwadi (14 km) and Balvadi (16 km).

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

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