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About Shegaon Village

Shegaon is a large village in Akkalkot tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,162, made up of 1,105 males and 1,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Akkalkot
Pincode 413219
Area (hectares) 410.28 hectares
Population 2,162
Male Population 1,105
Female Population 1,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shegaon compares

By the 2011 count Shegaon is the 36th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,836 residents. Its 410.28 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Shegaon

Shegaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shegaon 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shegaon from other places

Shegaon lies about 33 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Malikpeth, about 23 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 Shegaon
Nearest railway station Malikpeth 23 km
Nearest town Tuljāpur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkot 33 km
District headquarters Solapur 33 km

Villages closest to Shegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shegaon village had a population of 2,162. That makes it the 36th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,836 residents.

Shegaon village has 1,105 males and 1,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shegaon has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Shegaon is 413219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shegaon covers 410.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shegaon falls under Akkalkot tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shegaon is Malikpeth, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Shegaon is about 33 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shegaon is in Akkalkot tehsil of Solapur district. Malikpeth is about 23 km away. Tuljāpur is about 26 km away. Akkalkot is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hingani (18 km), Andewadi (23 km) and Sulerjawalaga (24 km).

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

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