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About Shemlai Village

Shemlai is a small village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 258 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.49 hectares hectares.

Shemlai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shemlai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Karanja
Area (hectares) 286.49 hectares
Population 478
Male Population 258
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shemlai compares

By the 2011 count Shemlai is the 98th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 286.49 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 935.

Getting to Shemlai

Shemlai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shemlai as Available within <5 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 Shemlai from other places

Shemlai lies about 67 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Pohe, about 9.4 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 Shemlai
Nearest railway station Pohe 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 12 km
Nearest town Kāranja 12 km
District headquarters Washim 67 km

Villages closest to Shemlai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shemlai village had a population of 478. That makes it the 98th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Shemlai village has 258 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shemlai has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Shemlai covers 286.49 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.

Shemlai falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shemlai is Pohe, about 9.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shemlai.

Shemlai is about 67 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shemlai is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Pohe is about 9.4 km away. Karanja is about 12 km away. Kāranja is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naregaon (2.2 km), Kupati (2.2 km) and Bhuloda (2.2 km).

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

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