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About Shastrinagar Village

Shastrinagar is a small village in Kankavli tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 193 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.87 hectares hectares.

Shastrinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shastrinagar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kankavli
Area (hectares) 144.87 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 193
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
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 Shastrinagar compares

By the 2011 count Shastrinagar is the 85th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 144.87 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Shastrinagar

Shastrinagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shastrinagar 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. The nearest villages by name are Saliste, Sambhajinagar, Sangave and Satral. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shastrinagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shastrinagar village had a population of 385. That makes it the 85th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Shastrinagar village has 193 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shastrinagar has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Shastrinagar covers 144.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shastrinagar falls under Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shastrinagar notes the nearest railway station 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 Shastrinagar.

Shastrinagar is in Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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