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About Shelewadi Village

Shelewadi is a mid sized village in Radhanagari tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,415, made up of 714 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shelewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Radhanagari
Pincode 416208
Area (hectares) 132.75 hectares
Population 1,415
Male Population 714
Female Population 701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelewadi compares

By the 2011 count Shelewadi is the 52nd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents. Its 132.75 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Shelewadi

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

How far is Shelewadi from other places

Shelewadi lies about 25 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 26 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 Shelewadi
Tehsil headquarters Radhanagari 17 km
Nearest town Pachgaon 21 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 25 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 26 km

Villages closest to Shelewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelewadi village had a population of 1,415. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

Shelewadi village has 714 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelewadi has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Shelewadi is 416208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shelewadi covers 132.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shelewadi falls under Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelewadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shelewadi.

Shelewadi is about 25 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelewadi is in Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district. Radhanagari is about 17 km away. Pachgaon is about 21 km away. Kolhapur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandre (under 2 km), Thikpurli (1.5 km) and Majagaon (2.0 km).

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

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