About Shelwad Village

Shelwad is a large village in Bodvad tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,300, made up of 2,247 males and 2,053 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1900.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shelwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelwad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalgaon
Tehsil	Bodvad
Pincode	425310
Area (hectares)	1900.55 hectares
Population	4,300
Male Population	2,247
Female Population	2,053
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shelwad compares

By the 2011 count Shelwad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents. Its 1900.55 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Shelwad

Shelwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shelwad 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shelwad from other places

Shelwad lies about 42 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bodwad, about 10 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 Shelwad
Tehsil headquarters	Bodvad	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Bodwad	10 km
Nearest town	Jāmner	17 km
District headquarters	Jalgaon	42 km

Villages closest to Shelwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelwad village had a population of 4,300. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents.

Shelwad village has 2,247 males and 2,053 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelwad has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Shelwad is 425310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shelwad covers 1900.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shelwad falls under Bodvad tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelwad is Bodwad, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shelwad.

Shelwad is about 42 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelwad is in Bodvad tehsil of Jalgaon district. Bodvad is about 6.7 km away. Bodwad is about 10 km away. Jāmner is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.