About Shelgaon Village

Shelgaon is a large village in Paranda tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,209, made up of 1,138 males and 1,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3210.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shelgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Osmanabad
Tehsil	Paranda
Pincode	413505
Area (hectares)	3210.13 hectares
Population	2,209
Male Population	1,138
Female Population	1,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shelgaon is the 14th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 3210.13 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

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 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 Shelgaon from other places

Shelgaon lies about 40 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Barsi Town, about 6.5 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
Nearest town	Barshi	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Barsi Town	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Paranda	23 km
District headquarters	Osmanabad	40 km

Villages closest to Shelgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paranda 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 2,209. That makes it the 14th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Shelgaon village has 1,138 males and 1,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelgaon has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Shelgaon is 413505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shelgaon covers 3210.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shelgaon falls under Paranda tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelgaon is Barsi Town, about 6.5 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 Shelgaon.

Shelgaon is about 40 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelgaon is in Paranda tehsil of Osmanabad district. Barshi is about 6.2 km away. Barsi Town is about 6.5 km away. Paranda is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.