About Shelgaon Village

Shelgaon is a mid sized village in Jalgaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,419, made up of 740 males and 679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1086 hectares hectares.

Shelgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalgaon
Tehsil	Jalgaon
Area (hectares)	1086 hectares
Population	1,419
Male Population	740
Female Population	679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shelgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shelgaon is the 43rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 1086 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Shelgaon

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

Shelgaon lies about 15 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhadli, about 7.3 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
Nearest railway station	Bhadli	7.3 km
Nearest town	Yāval	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalgaon	15 km

Villages closest to Shelgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelgaon village had a population of 1,419. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Shelgaon village has 740 males and 679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelgaon has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Shelgaon covers 1086 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 falls under Jalgaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelgaon is Bhadli, about 7.3 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 Shelgaon.

Shelgaon is about 15 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelgaon is in Jalgaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Bhadli is about 7.3 km away. Yāval is about 9.0 km away. Jalgaon is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.