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About Shilwani Village

Shilwani is a large village in Deglur tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,771, made up of 1,432 males and 1,339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 949 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431741, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shilwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilwani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Deglur
Pincode 431741
Area (hectares) 949 hectares
Population 2,771
Male Population 1,432
Female Population 1,339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shilwani compares

By the 2011 count Shilwani is the 15th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents. Its 949 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Shilwani

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

Shilwani lies about 90 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Kamalnagar, about 28 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 Shilwani
Tehsil headquarters Deglur 28 km
Nearest railway station Kamalnagar 28 km
District headquarters Nanded 90 km

Villages closest to Shilwani

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.

Common questions about Shilwani

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilwani village had a population of 2,771. That makes it the 15th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents.

Shilwani village has 1,432 males and 1,339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilwani has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Shilwani is 431741. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shilwani covers 949 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shilwani falls under Deglur tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shilwani is Kamalnagar, about 28 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 Shilwani.

Shilwani is about 90 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shilwani is in Deglur tehsil of Nanded district. Deglur is about 28 km away. Kamalnagar is about 28 km away. Nanded is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tumbarpalli (3.3 km), Kamajiwadi (4.0 km) and Hanegaon (4.1 km).

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

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