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About Yelapur Village

Yelapur is a large village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,115, made up of 1,507 males and 1,608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 937.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yelapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yelapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Shirala
Pincode 416405
Area (hectares) 937.26 hectares
Population 3,115
Male Population 1,507
Female Population 1,608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yelapur compares

By the 2011 count Yelapur is the 12th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 937.26 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Yelapur

Yelapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Yelapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Yelapur from other places

Yelapur lies about 64 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 30 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 Yelapur
Tehsil headquarters Shirala 16 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 19 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 30 km
District headquarters Sangli 64 km

Villages closest to Yelapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Yelapur village had a population of 3,115. That makes it the 12th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Yelapur village has 1,507 males and 1,608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yelapur has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Yelapur is 416405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yelapur covers 937.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Yelapur falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Yelapur is Shenoli, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Yelapur.

Yelapur is about 64 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yelapur is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shirala is about 16 km away. Shahuwadi is about 19 km away. Shenoli is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hategaon (2.0 km), Shendgewadi (2.4 km) and Meni (2.6 km).

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

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