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- LGD code
- 561247
- Pincode
- 413503
- Post office
- Vashi (Osmanabad)
- Population
- 564
- Households
- 156
- Literacy rate
- 66.1%
- Sex ratio
- 965 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 393
- Distance to district centre
- 57 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 369 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 306 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dhengli Pimpalgaon · 17 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Shikwal Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Shendi compares
By population, Shendi ranks #46 of 54 villages in Washi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.1%
−3.0% vs mandal average
Shendi66.1%
Washi mandal69.1%
Dharashiv district68.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
965
+48 vs mandal average
Shendi965
Washi mandal917
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.8 vs mandal average
Shendi3.6
Washi mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shendi at a glance
Shendi is a village of 564 people in 156 households (Census 2011) in Washi taluka, Dharashiv district, Maharashtra, the 46th-largest of 54 villages in Washi taluka. Literacy is 66%, 3 points below the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 965 women per 1,000 men. It lies 57 km from the Dharashiv district centre, 8 km from Washi, the nearest town, 17 km from Dhengli Pimpalgaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 413503, served by Vashi (Osmanabad) post office; the LGD village code is 561247. The nearest hospital or health centre is Shikwal Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Pathri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Uttamrao Vitekar. The population is estimated at 665 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shendi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KALAMB
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 425.45
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 300.39
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shendi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Shendi
- LGD code
- 561247
- Pincode
- 413503
- Post office
- Vashi (Osmanabad)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 564
- Population (projected 2026)
- 665
- Households
- 156
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 965
- Literacy rate
- 66.1%
- Coordinates
- 19.27999°N, 76.38396°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Parbhani
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pathri
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Jadhav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Uttamrao Vitekar
- Block / Mandal
- Washi
Getting there
How to reach Shendi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai369 kmcapital
- Hyderabad306 km
- Bengaluru713 km
- Chennai804 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDhengli Pimpalgaon17 km
- Hospital / PHCShikwal Hospital6 km
- CollegeProposed Cite Model College, Ghansawangi48 km
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Other villages in Washi mandal
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- Terkheda
- Para
- Pargaon
- Indapur
- Bavi
- Mandva
- Saramkondi
- Pimpalgaon(L)
- Kadaknathwadi
- Ghatpimpari
- Gojwada
- Tandulwadi
- Sarol (Mandva)
- Lakhangaon
- Izora
- Dasmegaon
- Pimpalgaon (Kamleshwari)
- Pimpalgaon(K)
- Wadji
- Kanheri
- Dongrewadi
- Pardi
- Hatola
- Khamkarwadi
- Nandgaon
- Kelewadi
- Ghodki
- Fakarabad
- Golegaon
- Sonarwadi
- Rui
- Pimpalwadi
- Masobachiwadi
- Dahiphal
- Jawalka
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)