# Shelgaon Kakde Village, Mehkar, Buldana (Maharashtra)

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Village · Mehkar, Buldana 

# Shelgaon Kakde

Shelgaon Kakde is a village in Mehkar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **659 people in 147 households**, the 102nd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 659people (2011)
- 147households
- 81.7%literacy
- 805females per 1,000 males

## Shelgaon Kakde PIN code and other codes

Shelgaon Kakde falls in Mehkar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMehkar
- Census village code528941

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

## How far is Shelgaon Kakde from nearby towns?

- Mehkar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)70 km by road
- Mehkar (nearest town)17 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 Kakde?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shelgaon Kakde; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · De. Mali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mehkar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mehkar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kakde known for?

About 55% of the 489 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Kakde

Of every 100 households in Shelgaon Kakde in 2011, 97 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shelgaon Kakde · ■ Mehkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**76%

Tap water ****99%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****87%**

**62%

Television ****50%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kakde?

■ Shelgaon Kakde · ■ Mehkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****805**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**828

Working population ****60.7%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 69.9% for women. 58% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 185 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (51%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Nagzari Bk.732 people
- Raipur719 people
- Sawangi Mali683 people
- Khamkhed678 people
- Jaitala654 people
- Malkhed626 people
- Wardada621 people
- Usaran608 people

[All 160 villages in Mehkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shelgaon Kakde from Buldana?70 km by road
- What is the population of Shelgaon Kakde?659 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shelgaon Kakde in?Buldana district (Mehkar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shelgaon Kakde?81.7% (Census 2011)