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About Shelgaon Village

Shelgaon is a small village in Washi tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 206 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413503, 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 Washi
Pincode 413503
Area (hectares) 442 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 206
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
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 Shelgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shelgaon is the 48th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,696 residents. Its 442 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Shelgaon

Shelgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shelgaon 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 Shelgaon from other places

Shelgaon lies about 33 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Malikpeth, about 23 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 railway station Malikpeth 23 km
Nearest town Tuljāpur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Washi 33 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 33 km

Villages closest to Shelgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelgaon village had a population of 386. That makes it the 48th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,696 residents.

Shelgaon village has 206 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelgaon has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Shelgaon is 413503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shelgaon covers 442 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shelgaon falls under Washi tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelgaon is Malikpeth, about 23 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 Shelgaon.

Shelgaon is about 33 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 Washi tehsil of Osmanabad district. Malikpeth is about 23 km away. Tuljāpur is about 26 km away. Washi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rui (16 km), Ghatpimpari (19 km) and Bavi (25 km).

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

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