About Shelavadar Village

Shelavadar is a large village in Talaja tehsil, in the district of Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,133, made up of 1,106 males and 1,027 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 820.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 364140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shelavadar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelavadar village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Bhavnagar
Tehsil	Talaja
Pincode	364140
Area (hectares)	820.08 hectares
Population	2,133
Male Population	1,106
Female Population	1,027
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shelavadar compares

By the 2011 count Shelavadar is the 45th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,461 residents. Its 820.08 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Shelavadar

Shelavadar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shelavadar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shelavadar from other places

Shelavadar lies about 44 km from Bhavnagar, and the nearest railway station is Trapaj Bungalow, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shelavadar
Tehsil headquarters	Talaja	3.6 km
Nearest town	Talāja	3.6 km
Nearest railway station	Trapaj Bungalow	10 km
District headquarters	Bhavnagar	44 km

Villages closest to Shelavadar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Talaja tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Shelavadar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelavadar village had a population of 2,133. That makes it the 45th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,461 residents.

Shelavadar village has 1,106 males and 1,027 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelavadar has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Shelavadar is 364140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shelavadar covers 820.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shelavadar falls under Talaja tehsil of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Shelavadar is Trapaj Bungalow, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shelavadar.

Shelavadar is about 44 km from Bhavnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelavadar is in Talaja tehsil of Bhavnagar district. Talaja is about 3.6 km away. Talāja is about 3.6 km away. Trapaj Bungalow is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.