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About Shilapur Village

Shilapur is a large village in Nashik tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,436, made up of 1,288 males and 1,148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 645.23 hectares hectares.

Shilapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Nashik
Area (hectares) 645.23 hectares
Population 2,436
Male Population 1,288
Female Population 1,148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shilapur compares

By the 2011 count Shilapur is the 25th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,410 residents. Its 645.23 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Shilapur

Shilapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shilapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shilapur from other places

Shilapur lies about 11 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Odha, about 2.8 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 Shilapur
Nearest railway station Odha 2.8 km
Nearest town Deolāli 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nashik 11 km

Villages closest to Shilapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilapur village had a population of 2,436. That makes it the 25th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,410 residents.

Shilapur village has 1,288 males and 1,148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilapur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Shilapur covers 645.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shilapur falls under Nashik tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shilapur is Odha, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shilapur.

Shilapur is about 11 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shilapur is in Nashik tehsil of Nashik district. Odha is about 2.8 km away. Deolāli is about 8.9 km away. Nashik is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhalgaon (2.3 km), Eklahare (2.5 km) and Samangaon (4.0 km).

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

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