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About Shelgi Village

Shelgi is a mid sized village in Chitapur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,222, made up of 615 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shelgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelgi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chitapur
Pincode 585322
Area (hectares) 524.85 hectares
Population 1,222
Male Population 615
Female Population 607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelgi compares

By the 2011 count Shelgi is the 81st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 524.85 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Shelgi

Shelgi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shelgi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Satnoor, Savathkhed, Seva Nagar and Shahabad. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shelgi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelgi village had a population of 1,222. That makes it the 81st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Shelgi village has 615 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelgi has about 987 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Shelgi is 585322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shelgi covers 524.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shelgi falls under Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Shelgi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shelgi.

Shelgi is in Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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