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About Shelgaon Bk Village

Shelgaon Bk is a mid sized village in Ardhapur tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,633, made up of 837 males and 796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487 hectares hectares.

Shelgaon Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelgaon Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Ardhapur
Area (hectares) 487 hectares
Population 1,633
Male Population 837
Female Population 796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Shelgaon Bk compares

By the 2011 count Shelgaon Bk is the 20th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,098 residents. Its 487 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Shelgaon Bk

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

Shelgaon Bk lies about 7.6 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Maltekd, about 6.7 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 Bk
Nearest railway station Maltekd 6.7 km
District headquarters Nanded 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ardhapur 7.8 km

Villages closest to Shelgaon Bk

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ardhapur 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 Shelgaon Bk

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelgaon Bk village had a population of 1,633. That makes it the 20th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,098 residents.

Shelgaon Bk village has 837 males and 796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelgaon Bk has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Shelgaon Bk covers 487 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shelgaon Bk falls under Ardhapur tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelgaon Bk is Maltekd, about 6.7 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 Shelgaon Bk.

Shelgaon Bk is about 7.6 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelgaon Bk is in Ardhapur tehsil of Nanded district. Maltekd is about 6.7 km away. Nanded is about 7.6 km away. Ardhapur is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shelgaon Kh (under 2 km), Nijampur (2.3 km) and Pimpalgaon Mahadeo (2.4 km).

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

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