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About Shindi Village

Shindi is a small village in Mahabaleshwar tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 49 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,204 females per 1000 males. The village covers 824 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415715, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shindi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shindi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Mahabaleshwar
Pincode 415715
Area (hectares) 824 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 49
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,204
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 Shindi compares

By the 2011 count Shindi is the 98th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 824 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 1079.

Getting to Shindi

Shindi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shindi 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 Shindi from other places

Shindi lies about 44 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Khed, about 18 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 Shindi
Nearest railway station Khed 18 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahabaleshwar 25 km
District headquarters Satara 44 km

Villages closest to Shindi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shindi village had a population of 108. That makes it the 98th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Shindi village has 49 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shindi has about 1204 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

The pincode recorded for Shindi is 415715. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shindi covers 824 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shindi falls under Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shindi is Khed, about 18 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 Shindi.

Shindi is about 44 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shindi is in Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara district. Khed is about 18 km away. Chiplūn is about 21 km away. Mahabaleshwar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakdev (under 2 km), Dhangarwadi (3.6 km) and Mhalunge (6.2 km).

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

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