# Shekhadi Village, Shrivardhan, Raigarh (Maharashtra)

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Village · Shrivardhan, Raigarh 

# Shekhadi

Shekhadi is a village in Shrivardhan sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **882 people in 226 households**, the 21st largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 882people (2011)
- 226households
- 79.9%literacy
- 1,250females per 1,000 males

## Shekhadi PIN code and other codes

Shekhadi falls in Shrivardhan sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShrivardhan
- Census village code554823

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

## How far is Shekhadi from nearby towns?

- Shrivardhan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)136 km by road
- Shrivardhan (nearest town)8 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 Shekhadi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shrivardhan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shrivardhan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shrivardhan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Shekhadi known for?

About 25% of the 372 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Shekhadi

Of every 100 households in Shekhadi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekhadi · ■ Shrivardhan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**5%

Tap water ****4%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**60%

Use banking services ****44%**

**51%

Television ****34%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Shekhadi?

■ Shekhadi · ■ Shrivardhan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1250**

**1195

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1238**

**990

Working population ****37.3%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 73.3% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (31%) · **■** Household industry 16 (5%) · **■** Other work 103 (31%) · **■** Marginal 37 (11%)

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 Shrivardhan

- Sarve1,022 people
- Maral975 people
- Khargaon932 people
- Nigadi888 people
- Kalinje801 people
- Kudki734 people
- Danda707 people
- Harvil682 people

[All 78 villages in Shrivardhan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/shrivardhan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekhadi from Alibag?136 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhadi?882 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhadi in?Raigarh district (Shrivardhan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhadi?79.9% (Census 2011)