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About Shelwai Village

Shelwai is a mid sized village in Talode tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 353 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shelwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelwai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Talode
Pincode 425413
Area (hectares) 185.64 hectares
Population 748
Male Population 353
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelwai compares

By the 2011 count Shelwai is the 67th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents. Its 185.64 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Shelwai

Shelwai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shelwai as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shelwai from other places

Shelwai lies about 28 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 26 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 Shelwai
Tehsil headquarters Talode 14 km
Nearest town Taloda 14 km
Nearest railway station Dhekvad 26 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 28 km

Villages closest to Shelwai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelwai village had a population of 748. That makes it the 67th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents.

Shelwai village has 353 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelwai has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Shelwai is 425413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shelwai covers 185.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shelwai falls under Talode tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelwai is Dhekvad, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shelwai.

Shelwai is about 28 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelwai is in Talode tehsil of Nandurbar district. Talode is about 14 km away. Taloda is about 14 km away. Dhekvad is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakalpur (under 2 km), Rampur (under 2 km) and Modalpada (1.6 km).

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

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