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About Shelgaon Raut Village

Shelgaon Raut is a mid sized village in Sindkhed Raja tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 374 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 525 hectares hectares.

Shelgaon Raut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelgaon Raut village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Sindkhed Raja
Area (hectares) 525 hectares
Population 682
Male Population 374
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelgaon Raut compares

By the 2011 count Shelgaon Raut is the 83rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents. Its 525 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 921.

Getting to Shelgaon Raut

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

Shelgaon Raut lies about 60 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Sarwari, about 39 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 Raut
Tehsil headquarters Sindkhed Raja 11 km
Nearest town Deūlgaon Rāja 19 km
Nearest railway station Sarwari 39 km
District headquarters Buldana 60 km

Villages closest to Shelgaon Raut

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sindkhed Raja 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 Raut

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelgaon Raut village had a population of 682. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents.

Shelgaon Raut village has 374 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelgaon Raut has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Shelgaon Raut covers 525 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 Raut falls under Sindkhed Raja tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelgaon Raut is Sarwari, about 39 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 km distance for Shelgaon Raut.

Shelgaon Raut is about 60 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelgaon Raut is in Sindkhed Raja tehsil of Buldana district. Sindkhed Raja is about 11 km away. Deūlgaon Rāja is about 19 km away. Sarwari is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimpalgaon Lendi (under 2 km), Kingaon Raja (2.7 km) and Palaskhed Chakka (3.3 km).

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

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