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- LGD code
- 526226
- Pincode
- 425407
- Post office
- Chimthana
- Population
- 3,989
- Households
- 786
- Literacy rate
- 61.6%
- Sex ratio
- 976 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,112
- Distance to district centre
- 33 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 23 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 292 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 585 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sonshelu · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Tongaonkar Hospital · 20 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Shewade compares
By population, Shewade ranks #10 of 141 villages in Sindkhede mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.6%
−3.6% vs mandal average
- Shewade
- 61.6%
- Sindkhede mandal
- 65.2%
- Dhule district
- 63.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
976
+36 vs mandal average
- Shewade
- 976
- Sindkhede mandal
- 940
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Shewade
- 5.1
- Sindkhede mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shewade at a glance
Shewade is a village of 3,989 people in 786 households (Census 2011) in Sindkhede taluka, Dhule district, Maharashtra, the 10th-largest of 141 villages in Sindkhede taluka. Literacy is 62%, 4 points below the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 976 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Dhule district centre, 21 km from Shindkheda, the nearest town, 15 km from Sonshelu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 425407, served by Chimthana post office; the LGD village code is 526226. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Tongaonkar Hospital, 20 km away. The village votes in Sindkheda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayakumar Rawal. The population is estimated at 4,703 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shewade
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- DONDAICHA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 47
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 24
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 2,585
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 935
- Forest area (ha)
- 356
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shewade
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Shewade
- LGD code
- 526226
- Pincode
- 425407
- Post office
- Chimthana
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,989
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,703
- Households
- 786
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 976
- Literacy rate
- 61.6%
- Coordinates
- 21.15041°N, 74.59097°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhule
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sindkheda
- Member of Parliament
- Bachhav Shobha Dinesh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jayakumar Rawal
- Block / Mandal
- Sindkhede
Getting there
How to reach Shewade
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai292 kmcapital
- Hyderabad585 km
- Delhi871 km
- Bengaluru964 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSonshelu15 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Tongaonkar Hospital20 km
- Petrol pumpHP29 km
- CollegeG. H. Mahajan A.C.S. junior college, Taloda60 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)