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About Shinganapur Village

Shinganapur is a mid sized village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 260 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.67 hectares hectares.

Shinganapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shinganapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Karanja
Area (hectares) 250.67 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 260
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shinganapur compares

By the 2011 count Shinganapur is the 92nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 250.67 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Shinganapur

Shinganapur 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 Shinganapur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shinganapur from other places

Shinganapur lies about 61 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Bhadsivni, about 2.8 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 Shinganapur
Nearest railway station Bhadsivni 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 8.6 km
Nearest town Kāranja 8.6 km
District headquarters Washim 61 km

Villages closest to Shinganapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shinganapur village had a population of 520. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Shinganapur village has 260 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shinganapur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Shinganapur covers 250.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shinganapur falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shinganapur is Bhadsivni, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Shinganapur is about 61 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shinganapur is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Bhadsivni is about 2.8 km away. Karanja is about 8.6 km away. Kāranja is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamthi Kh (under 2 km), Jaipur (1.5 km) and Antarkhed (1.7 km).

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

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