# Shelgi Village, Chitapur, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chitapur, Gulbarga 

# Shelgi

Shelgi is a village in Chitapur sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585322**. The 2011 Census counted **1,222 people in 175 households**, the 85th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%.

- 1,222people (2011)
- 175households
- 58.5%literacy
- 585322PIN code

## Shelgi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shelgi is 585322.** Shelgi falls in Chitapur sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585322
- Gram panchayatHeroor
- Community development blockChitapur
- Census village code620598

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shelgi from nearby towns?

- Chitapur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Gulbarga (district HQ)35 km by road
- Gulbarga (nearest town)35 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Shelgi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Shelgi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Revai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kalagi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gulbarga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shelgi known for?

The main crops are **jowar**. About 88% of the 525 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shelgi

Of every 100 households in Shelgi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shelgi · ■ Chitapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****13%**

**45%

Television ****39%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**29%

Own their home ****95%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Shelgi?

■ Shelgi · ■ Chitapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**53.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1208**

**941

Working population ****41.5%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 47.3% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 44 (9%) · **■** Marginal 309 (61%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chitapur

- Malag1,246 people
- Sulhalli1,246 people
- Katamdevarhalli1,225 people
- Sanjay Nagar1,225 people
- Belgumpa1,215 people
- Kalhipperga1,193 people
- Indankal1,182 people
- Hadnoor1,166 people

[All 125 villages in Chitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/chitapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shelgi?585322
- How far is Shelgi from Gulbarga?35 km by road
- What is the population of Shelgi?1,222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shelgi in?Gulbarga district (Chitapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Shelgi?58.5% (Census 2011)