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About Shelgaon Village

Shelgaon is a mid sized village in Mangrulpir tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 951, made up of 489 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.97 hectares hectares.

Shelgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Mangrulpir
Area (hectares) 321.97 hectares
Population 951
Male Population 489
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shelgaon is the 69th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 321.97 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Shelgaon

Shelgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shelgaon 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 Shelgaon from other places

Shelgaon lies about 29 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kata Road, about 25 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
Tehsil headquarters Mangrulpir 2.6 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Kata Road 25 km
District headquarters Washim 29 km

Villages closest to Shelgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelgaon village had a population of 951. That makes it the 69th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Shelgaon village has 489 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelgaon has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Shelgaon covers 321.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shelgaon falls under Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelgaon is Kata Road, about 25 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 Shelgaon.

Shelgaon is about 29 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelgaon is in Mangrulpir tehsil of Washim district. Mangrulpir is about 2.6 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 2.6 km away. Kata Road is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonkhas (under 2 km), Warud Kh (2.1 km) and Warud Bk (2.6 km).

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

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