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About Shelwadi Village

Shelwadi is a mid sized village in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,707, made up of 877 males and 830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.49 hectares hectares.

Shelwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Palghar
Area (hectares) 443.49 hectares
Population 1,707
Male Population 877
Female Population 830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shelwadi compares

By the 2011 count Shelwadi is the 65th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 443.49 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Shelwadi

Shelwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shelwadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Satpati, Sawarai, Saware and Sawarkhand. 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 Shelwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelwadi village had a population of 1,707. That makes it the 65th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Shelwadi village has 877 males and 830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelwadi has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Shelwadi covers 443.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shelwadi falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shelwadi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shelwadi.

Shelwadi is in Palghar tehsil of Thane 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 Shelwadi today is likely to be higher.

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