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About Shelgaon Kakde Village

Shelgaon Kakde is a mid sized village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 365 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489.33 hectares hectares.

Shelgaon Kakde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelgaon Kakde village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Mehkar
Area (hectares) 489.33 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 365
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
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 Shelgaon Kakde compares

By the 2011 count Shelgaon Kakde is the 101st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 489.33 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Shelgaon Kakde

Shelgaon Kakde is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shelgaon Kakde 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 Shelgaon Kakde from other places

Shelgaon Kakde lies about 44 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 54 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 Kakde
Tehsil headquarters Mehkar 14 km
District headquarters Buldana 44 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 54 km

Villages closest to Shelgaon Kakde

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.

Common questions about Shelgaon Kakde

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelgaon Kakde village had a population of 659. That makes it the 101st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Shelgaon Kakde village has 365 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelgaon Kakde has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Shelgaon Kakde covers 489.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shelgaon Kakde is Khamgaon, about 54 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 Shelgaon Kakde.

Shelgaon Kakde is about 44 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelgaon Kakde is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 14 km away. Buldana is about 44 km away. Khamgaon is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiwara Bk (1.8 km), Gajarkhed (2.9 km) and Pokhari (3.0 km).

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

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