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About Shelhal Village

Shelhal is a large village in Udgir tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,473, made up of 1,269 males and 1,204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 886 hectares hectares.

Shelhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelhal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Udgir
Area (hectares) 886 hectares
Population 2,473
Male Population 1,269
Female Population 1,204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Shelhal compares

By the 2011 count Shelhal is the 28th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,061 residents. Its 886 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Shelhal

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

Shelhal lies about 61 km from Latur. 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 Shelhal
Tehsil headquarters Udgir 5.6 km
Nearest town Udgīr 5.6 km
District headquarters Latur 61 km

Villages closest to Shelhal

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 Shelhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelhal village had a population of 2,473. That makes it the 28th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,061 residents.

Shelhal village has 1,269 males and 1,204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelhal has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Shelhal covers 886 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shelhal falls under Udgir tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shelhal notes the nearest railway station 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 Shelhal.

Shelhal is about 61 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelhal is in Udgir tehsil of Latur district. Udgir is about 5.6 km away. Udgīr is about 5.6 km away. Latur is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malewadi (2.6 km), Tondchir (2.6 km) and Kaulkhed (3.5 km).

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

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