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About Sindkhed Village

Sindkhed is a mid sized village in Akkalkot tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,116, made up of 566 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sindkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sindkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Akkalkot
Pincode 413216
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 1,116
Male Population 566
Female Population 550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sindkhed compares

By the 2011 count Sindkhed is the 91st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,836 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 Sindkhed

Sindkhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sindkhed 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 Sindkhed from other places

Sindkhed lies about 18 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Aherwadi, about 7.1 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 Sindkhed
Nearest railway station Aherwadi 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkot 18 km
District headquarters Solapur 18 km
Nearest town Sholapur 18 km

Villages closest to Sindkhed

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 Sindkhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Sindkhed village had a population of 1,116. That makes it the 91st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,836 residents.

Sindkhed village has 566 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sindkhed has about 972 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 Sindkhed is 413216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sindkhed covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sindkhed falls under Akkalkot tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sindkhed is Aherwadi, about 7.1 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 Sindkhed.

Sindkhed is about 18 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sindkhed is in Akkalkot tehsil of Solapur district. Aherwadi is about 7.1 km away. Akkalkot is about 18 km away. Solapur 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 Kegaon Kh (8.3 km), Kegaon Bk (8.6 km) and Kumthe (8.8 km).

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

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