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About Shelodi Village

Shelodi is a mid sized village in Darwha tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,765, made up of 912 males and 853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 736.02 hectares hectares.

Shelodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelodi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Darwha
Area (hectares) 736.02 hectares
Population 1,765
Male Population 912
Female Population 853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shelodi compares

By the 2011 count Shelodi is the 20th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 736.02 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 944.

Getting to Shelodi

Shelodi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shelodi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shelodi from other places

Shelodi lies about 33 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Tapona, about 4.9 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 Shelodi
Nearest railway station Tapona 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Darwha 5.4 km
Nearest town Dārwha 5.4 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 33 km

Villages closest to Shelodi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelodi village had a population of 1,765. That makes it the 20th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Shelodi village has 912 males and 853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelodi has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Shelodi covers 736.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shelodi falls under Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shelodi is Tapona, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shelodi.

Shelodi is about 33 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelodi is in Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district. Tapona is about 4.9 km away. Darwha is about 5.4 km away. Dārwha is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaulpend (2.2 km), Mundhal (2.3 km) and Deogiri (2.8 km).

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

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