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About Shelad Village

Shelad is a mid sized village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,800, made up of 935 males and 865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 793.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 422604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shelad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Akola
Pincode 422604
Area (hectares) 793.59 hectares
Population 1,800
Male Population 935
Female Population 865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelad compares

By the 2011 count Shelad is the 40th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 793.59 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Shelad

Shelad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shelad 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 Sarowar, Satewadi, Savarkute and Sawargaonpat. 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 Shelad

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelad village had a population of 1,800. That makes it the 40th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Shelad village has 935 males and 865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelad has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Shelad is 422604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shelad covers 793.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shelad falls under Akola tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shelad 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 Shelad.

Shelad is in Akola tehsil of Ahmadnagar 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 Shelad today is likely to be higher.

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