# Shelgaon Village, Barshitakli, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Barshitakli, Akola 

# Shelgaon

Shelgaon is a village in Barshitakli sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **580 people in 153 households**, the 81st largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 580people (2011)
- 153households
- 89.5%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Shelgaon PIN code and other codes

Shelgaon falls in Barshitakli sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBarshitakli
- Census village code530447

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

## How far is Shelgaon from nearby towns?

- Barshitakli (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Akola (district HQ)45 km by road
- Akola (nearest town)45 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 Shelgaon?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Shelgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Patur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Shelgaon known for?

About 47% of the 554 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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 Shelgaon

Of every 100 households in Shelgaon in 2011, 55 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shelgaon · ■ Barshitakli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**75%

Tap water ****57%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**92%

Use banking services ****58%**

**58%

Television ****39%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**47%

Own their home ****91%**

**93%

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 Shelgaon?

■ Shelgaon · ■ Barshitakli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**912

Working population ****60.2%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 82.6% for women. 65% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (56%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (11%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Barshitakli

- Khopadi654 people
- Tembhi652 people
- Wagha Kh.635 people
- Kasarkhed585 people
- Davdari578 people
- Donad Kh.578 people
- Dhanore568 people
- Kasmar565 people

[All 159 villages in Barshitakli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/barshitakli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shelgaon from Akola?45 km by road
- What is the population of Shelgaon?580 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shelgaon in?Akola district (Barshitakli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shelgaon?89.5% (Census 2011)