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About Shedgaon Village

Shedgaon is a mid sized village in Samudrapur tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,134, made up of 588 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 857.24 hectares hectares.

Shedgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shedgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Samudrapur
Area (hectares) 857.24 hectares
Population 1,134
Male Population 588
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shedgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shedgaon is the 18th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 857.24 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Shedgaon

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

Shedgaon lies about 33 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Hinganghat, about 14 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 Shedgaon
Tehsil headquarters Samudrapur 6.5 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 13 km
Nearest railway station Hinganghat 14 km
District headquarters Wardha 33 km

Villages closest to Shedgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shedgaon village had a population of 1,134. That makes it the 18th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Shedgaon village has 588 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shedgaon has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Shedgaon covers 857.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shedgaon falls under Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shedgaon is Hinganghat, about 14 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 Shedgaon.

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

Shedgaon is in Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district. Samudrapur is about 6.5 km away. Hinganghāt is about 13 km away. Hinganghat is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shegaon (under 2 km), Menkhat (2.3 km) and Mangaon (3.2 km).

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

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