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About Shelgaon Khavane Village

Shelgaon Khavane is a mid sized village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 351 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.67 hectares hectares.

Shelgaon Khavane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelgaon Khavane village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Malegaon
Area (hectares) 392.67 hectares
Population 655
Male Population 351
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelgaon Khavane compares

By the 2011 count Shelgaon Khavane is the 91st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 392.67 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Shelgaon Khavane

Shelgaon Khavane is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shelgaon Khavane as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khavane from other places

Shelgaon Khavane lies about 17 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kata Road, about 16 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 Khavane
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 12 km
Nearest railway station Kata Road 16 km
District headquarters Washim 17 km
Nearest town Wāshīm 17 km

Villages closest to Shelgaon Khavane

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelgaon Khavane village had a population of 655. That makes it the 91st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Shelgaon Khavane village has 351 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelgaon Khavane has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Shelgaon Khavane covers 392.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shelgaon Khavane falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelgaon Khavane is Kata Road, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shelgaon Khavane.

Shelgaon Khavane is about 17 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelgaon Khavane is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Malegaon is about 12 km away. Kata Road is about 16 km away. Washim is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Waghi Bk (2.2 km), Shelgaon Bagade (2.3 km) and Khandala Shinde (3.6 km).

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

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