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About Shelgaon Bajar Village

Shelgaon Bajar is a mid sized village in Motala tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,644, made up of 837 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.34 hectares hectares.

Shelgaon Bajar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelgaon Bajar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Motala
Area (hectares) 372.34 hectares
Population 1,644
Male Population 837
Female Population 807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelgaon Bajar compares

By the 2011 count Shelgaon Bajar is the 29th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,537 residents. Its 372.34 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 930.

Getting to Shelgaon Bajar

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

Shelgaon Bajar lies about 30 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamkhed, about 12 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 Bajar
Nearest town Malkāpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Khamkhed 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Motala 15 km
District headquarters Buldana 30 km

Villages closest to Shelgaon Bajar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelgaon Bajar village had a population of 1,644. That makes it the 29th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,537 residents.

Shelgaon Bajar village has 837 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelgaon Bajar has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Shelgaon Bajar covers 372.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shelgaon Bajar falls under Motala tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelgaon Bajar is Khamkhed, about 12 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 Bajar.

Shelgaon Bajar is about 30 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelgaon Bajar is in Motala tehsil of Buldana district. Malkāpur is about 12 km away. Khamkhed is about 12 km away. Motala is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawargaon Jahagir (under 2 km), Tembhi (under 2 km) and Jahagirpur (under 2 km).

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

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