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About Shelakewadi Village

Shelakewadi is a small village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 191 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shelakewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelakewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Pincode 416001
Area (hectares) 80.35 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 191
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelakewadi compares

By the 2011 count Shelakewadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 80.35 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 915.

Getting to Shelakewadi

Shelakewadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shelakewadi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Shelakewadi from other places

Shelakewadi lies about 11 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 12 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 Shelakewadi
Nearest town Pachgaon 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Karvir 11 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 11 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 12 km

Villages closest to Shelakewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelakewadi village had a population of 379. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Shelakewadi village has 191 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelakewadi has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Shelakewadi is 416001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shelakewadi covers 80.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shelakewadi falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelakewadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shelakewadi.

Shelakewadi is about 11 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelakewadi is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 8.3 km away. Karvir is about 11 km away. Kolhapur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadegoundwadi (under 2 km), Kandalgaon (1.8 km) and Kandgaon (1.8 km).

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

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