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About Shelapur Village

Shelapur is a mid sized village in Hukeri tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 978, made up of 498 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shelapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Hukeri
Pincode 591310
Area (hectares) 342.53 hectares
Population 978
Male Population 498
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shelapur compares

By the 2011 count Shelapur is the 110th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents. Its 342.53 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Shelapur

Shelapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shelapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shelapur from other places

Shelapur lies about 50 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Bagewadi, about 15 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 Shelapur
Tehsil headquarters Hukeri 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Bagewadi 15 km
District headquarters Belgaum 50 km

Villages closest to Shelapur

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

Common questions about Shelapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelapur village had a population of 978. That makes it the 110th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents.

Shelapur village has 498 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelapur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Shelapur is 591310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shelapur covers 342.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shelapur falls under Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shelapur is Bagewadi, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shelapur.

Shelapur is about 50 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelapur is in Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district. Hukeri is about 7.1 km away. Bagewadi is about 15 km away. Belgaum is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanjanatti (2.3 km), Yadgud (3.2 km) and Bagewadi (3.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shelapur today is likely to be higher.

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