Shingave Explained

Shingave
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:19.7989°N 74.5564°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ahmednagar
Subdivision Type3:Taluka
Subdivision Name3:Rahata
Government Type:Panchayati raj
Governing Body:Grampanchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:4258
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Shingavekar
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:413708
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:02423
Registration Plate:MH-17
Website:http://www.shingave-rahata.mahapanchayat.gov.in

Shingave is a village in Rahata taluka of Ahmednagar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is one of the largest village by area in Rahata.

Location

Shingave is situated on the bank of Godavari River in the northern region of Ahmednagar District and Rahata taluka.[1]

Puntamba, Pimpalwadi, Sade, Rui and Wari are the nearby villages to Shingave. Shirdi, Rahata and Kopargaon are the nearby cities.

Demographics

Population

The population of Shingave village is 4258 as of the 2011 census. Males constitute 2194 whereas females constitute 2064.[2]

Literacy

Literacy rate of village is 67.52% which is below national and state average rates .

Economy

Agriculture is a backbone of a village. Most of the people are farmers who are engaged farming and allied work like Dairy farming, Goat farming. Many youths are employed in near city Shirdi. Some people are marginal workers.
Following table shows crops cultivated in village.

Type Crops
Pearl millet, Sorghum, Maize, Soybean
Wheat, Gram
Sugarcane, Onion

Education

Shingave has three Zilla Parishad primary schools and one secondary school.

Transport

Road

Shingave is connected to nearby cities and villages by state highway (SH 36) and other rural roads. State highway connects Shingave to Kopargaon, Puntamba and Shrirampur, rural roads to Pimpalwadi, Rui, Wari and Shirdi.

Rail

Shingave is served by nearby Shirdi, Puntamba and Kanhegaon railway stations.

Air

Shirdi Airport is the nearest airport to village at distance of 25 km.

See also

Notes and References

  1. MRSAC . Village Map . PDF . Rahata Taluka . Maharashtra Remote Sensing Applications Centre . 2018-11-24 .
  2. Web site: Census of India 2011. Census of India. Registrar General & Census Commissioner. 4 August 2017.