About Shelgaon Village

Shelgaon is a mid sized village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 297 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 553.97 hectares hectares.

Shelgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Barshitakli
Area (hectares)	553.97 hectares
Population	580
Male Population	297
Female Population	283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shelgaon is the 78th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 553.97 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Shelgaon

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

How far is Shelgaon from other places

Shelgaon lies about 25 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Lohagad, about 7.0 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 Shelgaon
Nearest railway station	Lohagad	7.0 km
Nearest town	Pātūr	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barshitakli	25 km
District headquarters	Akola	25 km

Villages closest to Shelgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelgaon village had a population of 580. That makes it the 78th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Shelgaon village has 297 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelgaon has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Shelgaon covers 553.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shelgaon falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelgaon is Lohagad, about 7.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shelgaon.

Shelgaon is about 25 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelgaon is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Lohagad is about 7.0 km away. Pātūr is about 8.4 km away. Barshitakli is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.