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About Banshelki Village

Banshelki is a large village in Udgir tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,230, made up of 1,175 males and 1,055 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1277.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banshelki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banshelki village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Udgir
Pincode 413517
Area (hectares) 1277.15 hectares
Population 2,230
Male Population 1,175
Female Population 1,055
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banshelki compares

By the 2011 count Banshelki is the 34th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,061 residents. Its 1277.15 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Banshelki

Banshelki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banshelki as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Banshelki from other places

Banshelki lies about 54 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Udgir, about 3.6 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 Banshelki
Nearest railway station Udgir 3.6 km
Nearest town Udgīr 4.4 km
District headquarters Latur 54 km

Villages closest to Banshelki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banshelki village had a population of 2,230. That makes it the 34th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,061 residents.

Banshelki village has 1,175 males and 1,055 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banshelki has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Banshelki is 413517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banshelki covers 1277.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banshelki falls under Udgir tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Banshelki is Udgir, about 3.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Banshelki.

Banshelki is about 54 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banshelki is in Udgir tehsil of Latur district. Udgir is about 3.6 km away. Udgīr is about 4.4 km away. Latur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekapur (2.1 km), Tiwatgyal (2.7 km) and Netragaon (3.4 km).

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

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