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About Shendona Village

Shendona is a large village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,468, made up of 1,249 males and 1,219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1352.96 hectares hectares.

Shendona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shendona village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Manora
Area (hectares) 1352.96 hectares
Population 2,468
Male Population 1,249
Female Population 1,219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shendona compares

By the 2011 count Shendona is the 15th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 1352.96 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Shendona

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

Shendona lies about 48 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Bhandegaon, about 33 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 Shendona
Nearest town Digras 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Manora 18 km
Nearest railway station Bhandegaon 33 km
District headquarters Washim 48 km

Villages closest to Shendona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shendona village had a population of 2,468. That makes it the 15th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Shendona village has 1,249 males and 1,219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shendona has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Shendona covers 1352.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shendona falls under Manora tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shendona is Bhandegaon, about 33 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 village for Shendona.

Shendona is about 48 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shendona is in Manora tehsil of Washim district. Digras is about 14 km away. Manora is about 18 km away. Bhandegaon 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 Jotibanagar (2.9 km), Vasantnagar (3.1 km) and Umari Kh (3.4 km).

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

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