Village · Shirur-Anantpal, Latur # Shend Shend is a village in Shirur-Anantpal sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,554 people in 300 households, the 17th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%. - 1,554 people (2011) - 300 households - 77.2% literacy - 960 females per 1,000 males ## Shend PIN code and other codes Shend falls in Shirur-Anantpal sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Shirur-Anantpal - Census village code 560556 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shend from nearby towns? - Shirur-Anantpal (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Latur (district HQ) 45 km by road - Latur (nearest town) 45 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shend? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Shend; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shirur-Anantpal - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Shirur-Anantpal - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shirur-Anantpal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shend known for? Products made here include plough. About 45% of the 639 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shend Of every 100 households in Shend in 2011, 70 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shend · ■ Shirur-Anantpal rural average - Electricity for lighting 70% 79% - Toilet within the home 92% 36% - No toilet (open defecation) 6% 63% - Tap water 87% 60% - Drinking water within premises 70% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 90% - Use banking services 89% 67% - Television 33% 30% - Mobile phone 64% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 19% 13% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 24% 32% - Own their home 98% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shend? ■ Shend · ■ Shirur-Anantpal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.2% 75.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 960 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 922 904 - Working population 52.9% 48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 69.2% for women. 58% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 443 (54%) · ■ Farm labourers 266 (32%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 65 (8%) · ■ Marginal 39 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shirur-Anantpal - Talegaon Bori 2,000 people - Bolegaon Bk. 1,843 people - Ajani Bk. 1,744 people - Ankulga 1,742 people - Dhamangaon 1,534 people - Talegaon 1,525 people - Kambalga 1,508 people - Kalamgaon 1,431 people All 48 villages in Shirur-Anantpal ## Quick answers - How far is Shend from Latur? 45 km by road - What is the population of Shend? 1,554 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shend in? Latur district (Shirur-Anantpal sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shend? 77.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/shirur-anantpal/shend/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.