Village · Murtijapur, Akola
# Shelu Najik

Shelu Najik is a village in Murtijapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,055 people in 250 households, the 35th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%.
- 1,055 people (2011)
- 250 households
- 84.3% literacy
- 943 females per 1,000 males

## Shelu Najik PIN code and other codes

Shelu Najik falls in Murtijapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Murtijapur
- Census village code 530189

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Shelu Najik from nearby towns?
- Murtijapur (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Akola (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Murtijapur (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Shelu Najik?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Murtijapur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Murtijapur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Murtijapur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shelu Najik known for?

About 78% of the 509 hectares of village land is sown, and 398 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Shelu Najik

Of every 100 households in Shelu Najik in 2011, 74 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shelu Najik · ■ Murtijapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 74% 78%
- Toilet within the home 31% 33%
- No toilet (open defecation) 69% 65%
- Tap water 66% 51%
- Drinking water within premises 66% 39%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 89%
- Use banking services 70% 64%
- Television 41% 34%
- Mobile phone 45% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 9% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 32% 39%
- Own their home 93% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shelu Najik?

■ Shelu Najik · ■ Murtijapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.3% 88.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 943 937
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 934
- Working population 53.8% 48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 78.2% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 175 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 220 (39%) · ■ Household industry 9 (2%) · ■ Other work 31 (5%) · ■ Marginal 133 (23%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Murtijapur
- Borgaon 1,149 people
- Bapori 1,145 people
- Khaparwada 1,144 people
- Sanjapur 1,087 people
- Rajura Ghate 1,054 people
- Sonori 1,000 people
- Matoda 988 people
- Nawasal 946 people

All 163 villages in Murtijapur

## Quick answers
- How far is Shelu Najik from Akola? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Shelu Najik? 1,055 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shelu Najik in? Akola district (Murtijapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shelu Najik? 84.3% (Census 2011)

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