About Shelgaon Deshmukh Village

Shelgaon Deshmukh is a large village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,690, made up of 2,394 males and 2,296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1950.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shelgaon Deshmukh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelgaon Deshmukh village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Buldana
Tehsil	Mehkar
Pincode	443303
Area (hectares)	1950.86 hectares
Population	4,690
Male Population	2,394
Female Population	2,296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelgaon Deshmukh compares

By the 2011 count Shelgaon Deshmukh is the 7th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 1950.86 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Deshmukh

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

Shelgaon Deshmukh lies about 65 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 36 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 Deshmukh
Tehsil headquarters	Mehkar	20 km
Nearest railway station	Jaulka	36 km
District headquarters	Buldana	65 km

Villages closest to Shelgaon Deshmukh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelgaon Deshmukh village had a population of 4,690. That makes it the 7th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Shelgaon Deshmukh village has 2,394 males and 2,296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelgaon Deshmukh has about 959 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 Deshmukh is 443303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shelgaon Deshmukh covers 1950.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shelgaon Deshmukh falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelgaon Deshmukh is Jaulka, about 36 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 Deshmukh.

Shelgaon Deshmukh is about 65 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelgaon Deshmukh is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 20 km away. Jaulka is about 36 km away. Buldana is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karhadwadi (3.3 km), Kanaka Bk (3.6 km) and Kanaka Kh (3.6 km).

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