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About Shendri Village

Shendri is a large village in Barshi tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,651, made up of 1,370 males and 1,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1560 hectares hectares.

Shendri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shendri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Barshi
Area (hectares) 1560 hectares
Population 2,651
Male Population 1,370
Female Population 1,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shendri compares

By the 2011 count Shendri is the 24th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents. Its 1560 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Shendri

Shendri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shendri 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shendri from other places

Shendri lies about 68 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Shendri, about 4.6 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 Shendri
Nearest railway station Shendri 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshi 16 km
District headquarters Solapur 68 km

Villages closest to Shendri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shendri village had a population of 2,651. That makes it the 24th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents.

Shendri village has 1,370 males and 1,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shendri has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Shendri covers 1560 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shendri falls under Barshi tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shendri is Shendri, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Shendri is about 68 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shendri is in Barshi tehsil of Solapur district. Shendri is about 4.6 km away. Barshi is about 16 km away. Solapur is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wangarwadi (2.7 km), Bhoinje (6.8 km) and Pimpalwadi (7.8 km).

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

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