About Shelkui Village

Shelkui is a large village in Akrani tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,189, made up of 1,554 males and 1,635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shelkui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelkui village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nandurbar
Tehsil	Akrani
Pincode	425414
Area (hectares)	322 hectares
Population	3,189
Male Population	1,554
Female Population	1,635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,052
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelkui compares

By the 2011 count Shelkui is the 9th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Shelkui

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

Shelkui lies about 16 km from Akrani, and the nearest railway station is Nandurbar, about 15 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 Shelkui
Nearest town	Taloda	8.0 km
Nearest railway station	Nandurbar	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akrani	16 km

Villages closest to Shelkui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelkui village had a population of 3,189. That makes it the 9th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents.

Shelkui village has 1,554 males and 1,635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelkui has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Shelkui is 425414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shelkui covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shelkui falls under Akrani tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelkui is Nandurbar, about 15 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 Shelkui.

Shelkui is about 16 km from Akrani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelkui is in Akrani tehsil of Nandurbar district. Taloda is about 8.0 km away. Nandurbar is about 15 km away. Akrani is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.