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About Shelapi Village

Shelapi is a mid sized village in Vengurla tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 292 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shelapi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelapi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Vengurla
Pincode 416523
Area (hectares) 437 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 292
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelapi compares

By the 2011 count Shelapi is the 58th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 437 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Shelapi

Shelapi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shelapi 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 Redi, Sagartirtha, Sakhelekhol and Sataye. 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 Shelapi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelapi village had a population of 601. That makes it the 58th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Shelapi village has 292 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelapi has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Shelapi is 416523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shelapi covers 437 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shelapi falls under Vengurla tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shelapi 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 Shelapi.

Shelapi is in Vengurla tehsil of Sindhudurg 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 Shelapi today is likely to be higher.

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