About Shelawadi Village

Shelawadi is one of the larger villages in Navalgund tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,933, made up of 3,551 males and 3,382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4059.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shelawadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelawadi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dharwad
Tehsil	Navalgund
Pincode	582208
Area (hectares)	4059.97 hectares
Population	6,933
Male Population	3,551
Female Population	3,382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelawadi compares

By the 2011 count Shelawadi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 4059.97 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Shelawadi

Shelawadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shelawadi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shelawadi from other places

Shelawadi lies about 52 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Hombala, about 13 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 Shelawadi
Tehsil headquarters	Navalgund	13 km
Nearest railway station	Hombala	13 km
District headquarters	Dharwad	52 km

Villages closest to Shelawadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelawadi village had a population of 6,933. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Shelawadi village has 3,551 males and 3,382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelawadi has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Shelawadi is 582208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shelawadi covers 4059.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shelawadi falls under Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shelawadi is Hombala, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Shelawadi is about 52 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelawadi is in Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district. Navalgund is about 13 km away. Hombala is about 13 km away. Dharwad is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.