# Shendla Village, Mehkar, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/shendla/ Village · Mehkar, Buldana # Shendla Shendla is a village in Mehkar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,602 people in 577 households**, the 22nd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%. - 2,602people (2011) - 577households - 83.5%literacy - 916females per 1,000 males ## Shendla PIN code and other codes Shendla falls in Mehkar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMehkar - Census village code528976 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shendla from nearby towns? - Mehkar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)70 km by road - Mehkar (nearest town)15 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 Shendla? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Shendla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Naigaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Mehkar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Shendla known for? About 95% of the 915 hectares of village land is sown, and 805 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 Shendla Of every 100 households in Shendla in 2011, 76 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shendla · ■ Mehkar rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **69% Toilet within the home ****20%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **76% Tap water ****88%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **91% Use banking services ****74%** **62% Television ****46%** **37% Mobile phone ****54%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **36% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Shendla? ■ Shendla · ■ Mehkar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%** **81.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****745** **828 Working population ****52.7%** **53.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.7% for men and 73.7% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 412 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 791 (58%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 105 (8%) · **■** Marginal 59 (4%) 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 Mehkar - Aregaon2,873 people - Pimpri Mali2,781 people - Antri Deshmukh2,727 people - Bori2,608 people - Chaingaon2,539 people - Naigaon Dattapur2,505 people - Madani2,469 people - Warwand2,210 people [All 160 villages in Mehkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shendla from Buldana?70 km by road - What is the population of Shendla?2,602 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shendla in?Buldana district (Mehkar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shendla?83.5% (Census 2011)