About Shelgaon Village

Shelgaon is a mid sized village in Chakur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,878, made up of 980 males and 898 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1861 hectares hectares.

Shelgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Latur
Tehsil	Chakur
Area (hectares)	1861 hectares
Population	1,878
Male Population	980
Female Population	898
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shelgaon is the 28th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 1861 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

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 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 46 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Ambika Rohina, about 8.2 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	Ambika Rohina	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chakur	12 km
Nearest town	Udgīr	18 km
District headquarters	Latur	46 km

Villages closest to Shelgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakur 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 1,878. That makes it the 28th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Shelgaon village has 980 males and 898 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelgaon has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Shelgaon covers 1861 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shelgaon falls under Chakur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelgaon is Ambika Rohina, about 8.2 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 Shelgaon.

Shelgaon is about 46 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelgaon is in Chakur tehsil of Latur district. Ambika Rohina is about 8.2 km away. Chakur is about 12 km away. Udgīr is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.