# Shelu Bk. Village, Barshitakli, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Barshitakli, Akola 

# Shelu Bk.

Shelu Bk. is a village in Barshitakli sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **539 people in 104 households**, the 89th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 539people (2011)
- 104households
- 81.3%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Shelu Bk. PIN code and other codes

Shelu Bk. falls in Barshitakli sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBarshitakli
- Census village code530510

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

## How far is Shelu Bk. from nearby towns?

- Barshitakli (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Akola (district HQ)35 km by road
- Akola (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 Shelu Bk.?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shelu Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rahit
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akola
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Shelu Bk. known for?

About 66% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Shelu Bk.

Of every 100 households in Shelu Bk. in 2011, 52 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shelu Bk. · ■ Barshitakli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****98%**

**58%

Television ****23%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**47%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Shelu Bk.?

■ Shelu Bk. · ■ Barshitakli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**912

Working population ****48.4%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 74.4% for women. 57% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 54 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (74%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** 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

- Kasmar565 people
- Saykhed551 people
- Umardari549 people
- Ajani Kh.546 people
- Salpi523 people
- Kinkhed502 people
- Fetra491 people
- Sawarkhed464 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shelu Bk. from Akola?35 km by road
- What is the population of Shelu Bk.?539 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shelu Bk. in?Akola district (Barshitakli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shelu Bk.?81.3% (Census 2011)