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About Shelu Kh Village

Shelu Kh is a small village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 212 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.55 hectares hectares.

Shelu Kh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelu Kh village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 228.55 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 212
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelu Kh compares

By the 2011 count Shelu Kh is the 98th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 228.55 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 932.

Getting to Shelu Kh

Shelu Kh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shelu Kh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Shelu Kh from other places

Shelu Kh lies about 27 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Barsitakli, 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 Shelu Kh
Nearest railway station Barsitakli 13 km
Nearest town Umbri 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 27 km
District headquarters Akola 27 km

Villages closest to Shelu Kh

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.

Common questions about Shelu Kh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelu Kh village had a population of 398. That makes it the 98th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Shelu Kh village has 212 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelu Kh has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Shelu Kh covers 228.55 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.

Shelu Kh falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelu Kh is Barsitakli, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shelu Kh.

Shelu Kh is about 27 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelu Kh is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Barsitakli is about 13 km away. Umbri is about 25 km away. Barshitakli is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shelu Bk (under 2 km), Salpi (under 2 km) and Walapi (under 2 km).

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

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