About Shekalgaon Village

Shekalgaon is a mid sized village in Arni tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 606 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1112 hectares hectares.

Shekalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekalgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Yavatmal
Tehsil	Arni
Area (hectares)	1112 hectares
Population	1,201
Male Population	606
Female Population	595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Shekalgaon is the 45th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 1112 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Shekalgaon

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

Shekalgaon lies about 29 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Ladkhed, about 23 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 Shekalgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Arni	13 km
Nearest railway station	Ladkhed	23 km
Nearest town	Umarsera	26 km
District headquarters	Yavatmal	29 km

Villages closest to Shekalgaon

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

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Common questions about Shekalgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekalgaon village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 45th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Shekalgaon village has 606 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekalgaon has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Shekalgaon covers 1112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekalgaon falls under Arni tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shekalgaon is Ladkhed, about 23 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 Shekalgaon.

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

Shekalgaon is in Arni tehsil of Yavatmal district. Arni is about 13 km away. Ladkhed is about 23 km away. Umarsera is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.