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About Shekhmirwadi Village

Shekhmirwadi is a mid sized village in Khandala tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 464 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507.76 hectares hectares.

Shekhmirwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhmirwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Khandala
Area (hectares) 507.76 hectares
Population 897
Male Population 464
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhmirwadi compares

By the 2011 count Shekhmirwadi is the 46th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 507.76 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Shekhmirwadi

Shekhmirwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhmirwadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Shekhmirwadi from other places

Shekhmirwadi lies about 147 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Palasdhari Station, about 12 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 Shekhmirwadi
Nearest railway station Palasdhari Station 12 km
Nearest town Karjat 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Khandala 18 km
District headquarters Satara 147 km

Villages closest to Shekhmirwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhmirwadi village had a population of 897. That makes it the 46th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Shekhmirwadi village has 464 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhmirwadi has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Shekhmirwadi covers 507.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekhmirwadi falls under Khandala tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shekhmirwadi is Palasdhari Station, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shekhmirwadi.

Shekhmirwadi is about 147 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhmirwadi is in Khandala tehsil of Satara district. Palasdhari Station is about 12 km away. Karjat is about 13 km away. Khandala is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balu Patlachiwadi (under 2 km), Bavkalwadi (under 2 km) and Dhawadwadi (under 2 km).

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

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