# Shelgaon Village, Anjangaon Surji, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Anjangaon Surji, Amravati 

# Shelgaon

Shelgaon is a village in Anjangaon Surji sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **639 people in 153 households**, the 48th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%.

- 639people (2011)
- 153households
- 94.7%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Shelgaon PIN code and other codes

Shelgaon falls in Anjangaon Surji sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAnjangaon Surji
- Census village code531759

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?

- Anjangaon Surji (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)90 km by road
- Anjangaon (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 Shelgaon?

8 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anjangaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ajangaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 99% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 301 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, 89 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shelgaon · ■ Anjangaon Surji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**56%

Tap water ****98%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**64%

Television ****18%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**42%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 · ■ Anjangaon Surji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.7%**

**88.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**926

Working population ****60.6%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.3% for men and 91.8% for women. 66% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 61 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 321 (83%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Anjangaon Surji

- Pimpalgavhan685 people
- Loharajpur659 people
- Murha Kh.654 people
- Wadali653 people
- Ekalara634 people
- Ratnapur615 people
- Hasanapur pardi613 people
- Malkapur Kh.597 people

[All 127 villages in Anjangaon Surji](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/anjangaon-surji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shelgaon from Amravati?90 km by road
- What is the population of Shelgaon?639 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shelgaon in?Amravati district (Anjangaon Surji sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shelgaon?94.7% (Census 2011)