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About Sheli Village

Sheli is a mid sized village in Kalamb tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 299 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.94 hectares hectares.

Sheli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Kalamb
Area (hectares) 249.94 hectares
Population 550
Male Population 299
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheli compares

By the 2011 count Sheli is the 52nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 839 residents. Its 249.94 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Sheli

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

Sheli lies about 16 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Yavatmal 1, about 17 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 Sheli
Tehsil headquarters Kalamb 15 km
Nearest town Umarsera 16 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 16 km
Nearest railway station Yavatmal 1 17 km

Villages closest to Sheli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheli village had a population of 550. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 839 residents.

Sheli village has 299 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheli has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Sheli covers 249.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheli falls under Kalamb tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sheli is Yavatmal 1, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Sheli.

Sheli is about 16 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheli is in Kalamb tehsil of Yavatmal district. Kalamb is about 15 km away. Umarsera is about 16 km away. Yavatmal is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khorad Kh (under 2 km), Khateshwar (under 2 km) and Hiwari (1.6 km).

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

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