# Shelgaon Deshmukh Village, Mehkar, Buldana (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/shelgaon-deshmukh/ Village · Mehkar, Buldana # Shelgaon Deshmukh Shelgaon Deshmukh is a village in Mehkar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra, PIN code **443303**. The 2011 Census counted **4,690 people in 1,016 households**, the 7th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%. - 4,690people (2011) - 1,016households - 78.7%literacy - 443303PIN code ## Shelgaon Deshmukh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shelgaon Deshmukh is 443303.** Shelgaon Deshmukh falls in Mehkar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - PIN code443303 - Community development blockMehkar - Census village code529019 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shelgaon Deshmukh from nearby towns? - Mehkar (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)102 km by road - Mehkar (nearest town)27 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 Deshmukh? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Shelgaon Deshmukh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 · Dongaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dongaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mehkar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Deshmukh known for? About 95% of the 1,951 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,848 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 Deshmukh Of every 100 households in Shelgaon Deshmukh in 2011, 62 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shelgaon Deshmukh · ■ Mehkar rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **69% Toilet within the home ****21%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **76% Tap water ****34%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **91% Use banking services ****73%** **62% Television ****30%** **37% Mobile phone ****48%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **36% Own their home ****95%** **95% 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 Deshmukh? ■ Shelgaon Deshmukh · ■ Mehkar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%** **81.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829** **828 Working population ****51.8%** **53.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 70.6% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 666 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,428 (59%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 87 (4%) · **■** Marginal 235 (10%) 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 Mehkar - Anjani Bk.5,543 people - Deulgaon Sakarasha5,532 people - Deulgaon Mali4,996 people - Kalambeshwar4,917 people - Loni Gavali4,497 people - Ghatbori4,437 people - Hiwara Kh.4,055 people - Vishvi3,656 people [All 160 villages in Mehkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shelgaon Deshmukh?443303 - How far is Shelgaon Deshmukh from Buldana?102 km by road - What is the population of Shelgaon Deshmukh?4,690 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shelgaon Deshmukh in?Buldana district (Mehkar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shelgaon Deshmukh?78.7% (Census 2011)