# Shinganwadi Village, Akola, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Akola, Ahmadnagar 

# Shinganwadi

Shinganwadi is a village in Akola sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **936 people in 134 households**, the 111th largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 936people (2011)
- 134households
- 58.4%literacy
- 1,062females per 1,000 males

## Shinganwadi PIN code and other codes

Shinganwadi falls in Akola sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAkola
- Census village code557147

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shinganwadi from nearby towns?

- Akola (sub-district HQ)58 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)130 km by road
- Igatpuri (nearest town)70 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Shinganwadi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Shinganwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shendi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shinganwadi known for?

About 44% of the 783 hectares of village land is sown, and 345 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shinganwadi

Of every 100 households in Shinganwadi in 2011, 52 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shinganwadi · ■ Akola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**52%

Tap water ****2%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**80%

Use banking services ****92%**

**84%

Television ****17%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****43%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**90%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Shinganwadi?

■ Shinganwadi · ■ Akola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**897

Working population ****52.4%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 48.3% for women. 53% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 472 (96%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Akola

- Pimpalgaon Khand1,001 people
- Chaitanyapur999 people
- Kohane987 people
- Waki951 people
- Titavi935 people
- Guhire932 people
- Pedhewadi919 people
- Garwadi915 people

[All 190 villages in Akola](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/akola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shinganwadi from Ahmadnagar?130 km by road
- What is the population of Shinganwadi?936 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shinganwadi in?Ahmadnagar district (Akola sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shinganwadi?58.4% (Census 2011)