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About Shindewadi Village

Shindewadi is a small village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 162 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415413, 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 Shirala
Pincode 415413
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 162
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shindewadi compares

By the 2011 count Shindewadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Shindewadi

Shindewadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shindewadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shindewadi from other places

Shindewadi lies about 60 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, 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 Shindewadi
Tehsil headquarters Shirala 11 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 15 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 32 km
District headquarters Sangli 60 km

Villages closest to Shindewadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shirala 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 360. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Shindewadi village has 162 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shindewadi has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Shindewadi is 415413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shindewadi covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shindewadi falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shindewadi is Shenoli, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shindewadi.

Shindewadi is about 60 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 Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shirala is about 11 km away. Shahuwadi is about 15 km away. Shenoli 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 Kusaiwadi (under 2 km), Kusalewadi (under 2 km) and Morewadi (2.3 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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