About Sheldara Village

Sheldara is a mid sized village in Jalkot tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 680 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheldara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheldara village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Latur
Tehsil	Jalkot
Pincode	413514
Area (hectares)	540.29 hectares
Population	1,331
Male Population	680
Female Population	651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheldara compares

By the 2011 count Sheldara is the 25th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,855 residents. Its 540.29 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Sheldara

Sheldara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sheldara 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 Sheldara from other places

Sheldara lies about 63 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Kumthakhurd, about 30 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 Sheldara
Tehsil headquarters	Jalkot	12 km
Nearest town	Ahmadpur	16 km
Nearest railway station	Kumthakhurd	30 km
District headquarters	Latur	63 km

Villages closest to Sheldara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheldara village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 25th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,855 residents.

Sheldara village has 680 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheldara has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Sheldara is 413514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheldara covers 540.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheldara falls under Jalkot tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sheldara is Kumthakhurd, about 30 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 Sheldara.

Sheldara is about 63 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheldara is in Jalkot tehsil of Latur district. Jalkot is about 12 km away. Ahmadpur is about 16 km away. Kumthakhurd is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.