# Shendewadi Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Shendewadi

Shendewadi is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416704**. The 2011 Census counted **421 people in 99 households**, the 148th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 421people (2011)
- 99households
- 67.8%literacy
- 416704PIN code

## Shendewadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shendewadi is 416704.** Shendewadi falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416704
- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566220

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

## How far is Shendewadi from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)100 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)34 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 Shendewadi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shendewadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Chikhalwadi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pachal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pachal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lanja
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Shendewadi known for?

About 74% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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 Shendewadi

Of every 100 households in Shendewadi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shendewadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**18%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**33%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****21%**

**50%

Television ****10%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Shendewadi?

■ Shendewadi · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1339**

**1194

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1476**

**948

Working population ****50.8%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 62.9% for women. 50% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 155 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 52 (24%)

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 Rajapur

- Agarewadi430 people
- Burbewadi428 people
- Ghumewadi424 people
- Chikhale421 people
- Musalmanwadi413 people
- Barsu398 people
- Zarye390 people
- Dandewadi389 people

[All 238 villages in Rajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shendewadi?416704
- How far is Shendewadi from Ratnagiri?100 km by road
- What is the population of Shendewadi?421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shendewadi in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shendewadi?67.8% (Census 2011)