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About Shelkewadi Village

Shelkewadi is a mid sized village in Kavathemahankal tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,001, made up of 492 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shelkewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelkewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Kavathemahankal
Pincode 416403
Area (hectares) 1210 hectares
Population 1,001
Male Population 492
Female Population 509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelkewadi compares

By the 2011 count Shelkewadi is the 44th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents. Its 1210 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Shelkewadi

Shelkewadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shelkewadi 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. The nearest villages by name are Pimpalwadi, Rampurwadi, Ranjani and Raywadi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shelkewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelkewadi village had a population of 1,001. That makes it the 44th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents.

Shelkewadi village has 492 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelkewadi has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Shelkewadi is 416403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shelkewadi covers 1210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shelkewadi falls under Kavathemahankal tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shelkewadi notes the nearest railway station 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 Shelkewadi.

Shelkewadi is in Kavathemahankal tehsil of Sangli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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