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About Shelgaon Rajgure Village

Shelgaon Rajgure is a mid sized village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,314, made up of 629 males and 685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 659.71 hectares hectares.

Shelgaon Rajgure Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelgaon Rajgure village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Area (hectares) 659.71 hectares
Population 1,314
Male Population 629
Female Population 685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelgaon Rajgure compares

By the 2011 count Shelgaon Rajgure is the 58th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 659.71 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Shelgaon Rajgure

Shelgaon Rajgure is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shelgaon Rajgure 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shelgaon Rajgure from other places

Shelgaon Rajgure lies about 30 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 27 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 Rajgure
Tehsil headquarters Risod 13 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 27 km
District headquarters Washim 30 km

Villages closest to Shelgaon Rajgure

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelgaon Rajgure village had a population of 1,314. That makes it the 58th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Shelgaon Rajgure village has 629 males and 685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelgaon Rajgure has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Shelgaon Rajgure covers 659.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shelgaon Rajgure falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelgaon Rajgure is Kekatumar, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Shelgaon Rajgure.

Shelgaon Rajgure is about 30 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelgaon Rajgure is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 13 km away. Kekatumar is about 27 km away. Washim 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 Masala Pen (1.9 km), Kinkhed (2.1 km) and Linga Kotwal (2.6 km).

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

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