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About Hingana Shelad Village

Hingana Shelad is a mid sized village in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 304 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308 hectares hectares.

Hingana Shelad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hingana Shelad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Balapur
Area (hectares) 308 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 304
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hingana Shelad compares

By the 2011 count Hingana Shelad is the 64th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 308 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Hingana Shelad

Hingana Shelad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hingana Shelad as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hingana Shelad from other places

Hingana Shelad lies about 21 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Paras, about 8.0 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 Hingana Shelad
Tehsil headquarters Balapur 3.8 km
Nearest town Bālāpur 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Paras 8.0 km
District headquarters Akola 21 km

Villages closest to Hingana Shelad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balapur 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 Hingana Shelad

As per the Census of India 2011, Hingana Shelad village had a population of 570. That makes it the 64th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Hingana Shelad village has 304 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hingana Shelad has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Hingana Shelad covers 308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hingana Shelad falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hingana Shelad is Paras, about 8.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hingana Shelad.

Hingana Shelad is about 21 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hingana Shelad is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Balapur is about 3.8 km away. Bālāpur is about 3.8 km away. Paras is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shelad (1.5 km), Kupata (1.8 km) and Kanheri (2.7 km).

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

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