About Shelgaon Village

Shelgaon is a large village in Badnapur tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,619, made up of 1,835 males and 1,784 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 949 hectares hectares.

Shelgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalna
Tehsil	Badnapur
Area (hectares)	949 hectares
Population	3,619
Male Population	1,835
Female Population	1,784
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shelgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shelgaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 949 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

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 5 - 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 12 km from Jalna. 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
Tehsil headquarters	Badnapur	4.9 km
District headquarters	Jalna	12 km
Nearest town	Jālna	12 km

Villages closest to Shelgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badnapur 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 3,619. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Shelgaon village has 1,835 males and 1,784 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelgaon has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Shelgaon covers 949 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shelgaon falls under Badnapur tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shelgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shelgaon.

Shelgaon is about 12 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelgaon is in Badnapur tehsil of Jalna district. Badnapur is about 4.9 km away. Jalna is about 12 km away. Jālna is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.