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About Shelgaon Jahangir Village

Shelgaon Jahangir is a mid sized village in Chikhli tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,222, made up of 621 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 703.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shelgaon Jahangir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelgaon Jahangir village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Chikhli
Pincode 443201
Area (hectares) 703.34 hectares
Population 1,222
Male Population 621
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelgaon Jahangir compares

By the 2011 count Shelgaon Jahangir is the 72nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents. Its 703.34 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Jahangir

Shelgaon Jahangir is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shelgaon Jahangir 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 Jahangir from other places

Shelgaon Jahangir lies about 27 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 50 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 Jahangir
Tehsil headquarters Chikhli 7.2 km
District headquarters Buldana 27 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 50 km

Villages closest to Shelgaon Jahangir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelgaon Jahangir village had a population of 1,222. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents.

Shelgaon Jahangir village has 621 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelgaon Jahangir has about 968 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.

The pincode recorded for Shelgaon Jahangir is 443201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shelgaon Jahangir covers 703.34 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.

Shelgaon Jahangir falls under Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelgaon Jahangir is Khamgaon, about 50 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 Jahangir.

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

Shelgaon Jahangir is in Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district. Chikhli is about 7.2 km away. Buldana is about 27 km away. Khamgaon is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mungasari (under 2 km), Telhara (2.3 km) and Khandala Makardhwaj (2.7 km).

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

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