About Shelgaon Village

Shelgaon is a large village in Deglur tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,939, made up of 2,010 males and 1,929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1482.05 hectares hectares.

Shelgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nanded
Tehsil	Deglur
Area (hectares)	1482.05 hectares
Population	3,939
Male Population	2,010
Female Population	1,929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shelgaon is the 8th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents. Its 1482.05 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 960.

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 village. 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 74 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Bodhan, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters	Deglur	17 km
Nearest railway station	Bodhan	18 km
District headquarters	Nanded	74 km

Villages closest to Shelgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deglur 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 3,939. That makes it the 8th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents.

Shelgaon village has 2,010 males and 1,929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelgaon has about 960 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 960.

Shelgaon covers 1482.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shelgaon falls under Deglur tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelgaon is Bodhan, about 18 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 village for Shelgaon.

Shelgaon is about 74 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelgaon is in Deglur tehsil of Nanded district. Deglur is about 17 km away. Bodhan is about 18 km away. Nanded is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.