# Shindwad Village, Dindori, Nashik (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/dindori/shindwad/ Village · Dindori, Nashik # Shindwad Shindwad is a village in Dindori sub-district of Nashik district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,506 people in 455 households**, the 32nd largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%. - 2,506people (2011) - 455households - 82.8%literacy - 934females per 1,000 males ## Shindwad PIN code and other codes Shindwad falls in Dindori sub-district, Nashik district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDindori - Census village code550635 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shindwad from nearby towns? - Dindori (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Nashik (district HQ)45 km by road - Nashik (nearest town)45 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 Shindwad? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Shindwad; 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khedgaon - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Khedgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dindori - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Shindwad known for? About 44% of the 1,147 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Shindwad Of every 100 households in Shindwad in 2011, 70 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Shindwad · ■ Dindori rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **65% Toilet within the home ****34%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **55% Tap water ****22%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **66% Use banking services ****72%** **58% Television ****43%** **39% Mobile phone ****60%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****43%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****18%** **30% Own their home ****91%** **88% 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 Shindwad? ■ Shindwad · ■ Dindori rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%** **77.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822** **905 Working population ****58.8%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 74.5% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 836 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 487 (33%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 53 (4%) · **■** Marginal 78 (5%) 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 Dindori - Jopul2,711 people - Pade2,700 people - Rasegaon2,563 people - Nalegaon2,561 people - Ahiwantwadi2,501 people - Ramshej2,496 people - Haste Dumala2,495 people - Tisgaon2,455 people [All 158 villages in Dindori](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/dindori/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shindwad from Nashik?45 km by road - What is the population of Shindwad?2,506 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shindwad in?Nashik district (Dindori sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shindwad?82.8% (Census 2011)