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About Shelgaon Village

Shelgaon is a mid sized village in Partur tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,671, made up of 840 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1164 hectares hectares.

Shelgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Partur
Area (hectares) 1164 hectares
Population 1,671
Male Population 840
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
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 22nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,492 residents. Its 1164 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

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 60 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Satuna, about 5.3 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 Satuna 5.3 km
Nearest town Selu 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Partur 17 km
District headquarters Jalna 60 km

Villages closest to Shelgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelgaon village had a population of 1,671. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,492 residents.

Shelgaon village has 840 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelgaon has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Shelgaon covers 1164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shelgaon falls under Partur tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelgaon is Satuna, about 5.3 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 60 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 Partur tehsil of Jalna district. Satuna is about 5.3 km away. Selu is about 14 km away. Partur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganeshpur (under 2 km), Bramhanwadi (2.0 km) and Hanwadi (2.0 km).

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

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