# Shelgaon Atol Village, Chikhli, Buldana (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/chikhli/shelgaon-atol/ Village · Chikhli, Buldana # Shelgaon Atol Shelgaon Atol is a village in Chikhli sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,735 people in 810 households**, the 8th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%. - 3,735people (2011) - 810households - 76.2%literacy - 991females per 1,000 males ## Shelgaon Atol PIN code and other codes Shelgaon Atol falls in Chikhli sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChikhli - Census village code529218 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shelgaon Atol from nearby towns? - Chikhli (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)45 km by road - Chikhli (nearest town)26 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 Atol? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Shelgaon Atol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mangrul - ○Degree college10+ km · Chikhli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buldhana - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Shelgaon Atol known for? About 61% of the 1,310 hectares of village land is sown, and 798 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 Atol Of every 100 households in Shelgaon Atol in 2011, 62 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shelgaon Atol · ■ Chikhli rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **75% Toilet within the home ****11%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **80% Tap water ****11%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **91% Use banking services ****66%** **60% Television ****30%** **35% Mobile phone ****33%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **38% Own their home ****95%** **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 Atol? ■ Shelgaon Atol · ■ Chikhli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%** **82.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967** **827 Working population ****53.1%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 66.0% for women. 58% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 649 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 666 (34%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 159 (8%) · **■** Marginal 497 (25%) 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 Chikhli - Sawna5,452 people - Isoli5,210 people - Kinhola4,479 people - Mangrur Nawghare4,129 people - Mera Kh.3,721 people - Karwand3,535 people - Eklara3,448 people - Kelwad3,269 people [All 145 villages in Chikhli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/chikhli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shelgaon Atol from Buldana?45 km by road - What is the population of Shelgaon Atol?3,735 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shelgaon Atol in?Buldana district (Chikhli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shelgaon Atol?76.2% (Census 2011)