Shingave

Shingave शिंगवे
village
Shingave Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19°47′56″N 74°33′23″E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ahmednagar
Taluka	Rahata
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj
• Body	Grampanchayat
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,258
Demonym	Shingavekar
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	413708
Telephone code	02423
Vehicle registration	MH-17
Website	http://www.shingave-rahata.mahapanchayat.gov.in

Shingave (Marathi: शिंगवे) 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.

Godavari river as seen from the Maruti temple in village.

Aerial view of Shingave

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. Men constitute 2194 whereas women constitute 2064.

Economy

Agriculture is a backbone of a village. Most of the people are farmers and some are marginal workers. Below table shows crops sown in village.

Type	Crops
Kharif	Pearl millet, Maize, Soybean
Rabi	Wheat, Gram
Cash Crops	Sugarcane, Onion

Education

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

• Primary schools
  • ZP School (Central location)
  • ZP School (West region)
  • ZP School (East region)
• Secondary school
  • Shringeshwar Madhyamik Vidyalaya

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

• List of villages in Rahata taluka