# Shelad Village, Balapur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/balapur/shelad/ Village · Balapur, Akola # Shelad Shelad is a village in Balapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,997 people in 407 households**, the 18th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%. - 1,997people (2011) - 407households - 91.0%literacy - 811females per 1,000 males ## Shelad PIN code and other codes Shelad falls in Balapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBalapur - Census village code529951 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shelad from nearby towns? - Balapur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Akola (district HQ)33 km by road - Balapur (nearest town)5 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 Shelad? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Shelad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Balapur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Balapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Shelad known for? About 84% of the 740 hectares of village land is sown, and 615 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Shelad Of every 100 households in Shelad in 2011, 79 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shelad · ■ Balapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **73% Toilet within the home ****51%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **69% Tap water ****63%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **87% Use banking services ****59%** **55% Television ****50%** **31% Mobile phone ****67%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **43% Own their home ****87%** **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 Shelad? ■ Shelad · ■ Balapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%** **86.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****811** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863** **929 Working population ****42.5%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.5% for men and 85.4% for women. 50% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 59 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 631 (74%) · **■** Other work 153 (18%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%) 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 Balapur - Batwadi Bk.2,141 people - Khirpuri Bk.2,137 people - Ural Bk.2,098 people - Khandala2,006 people - Kolasa1,900 people - Morgaon Sadijan1,829 people - Manjari1,773 people - Nakashi1,651 people [All 98 villages in Balapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/balapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shelad from Akola?33 km by road - What is the population of Shelad?1,997 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shelad in?Akola district (Balapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shelad?91.0% (Census 2011)