# Shelgaon Bajar Village, Motala, Buldana (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/motala/shelgaon-bajar/ Village · Motala, Buldana # Shelgaon Bajar Shelgaon Bajar is a village in Motala sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,644 people in 416 households**, the 29th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%. - 1,644people (2011) - 416households - 94.6%literacy - 964females per 1,000 males ## Shelgaon Bajar PIN code and other codes Shelgaon Bajar falls in Motala sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMotala - Census village code528680 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shelgaon Bajar from nearby towns? - Motala (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)42 km by road - Malkapur (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 Bajar? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Shelgaon Bajar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Datala - ○Degree college10+ km · Malkapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khamgaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ 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 Bajar known for? About 90% of the 372 hectares of village land is sown, and 319 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 Bajar Of every 100 households in Shelgaon Bajar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shelgaon Bajar · ■ Motala rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **74% Toilet within the home ****100%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **70% Tap water ****99%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **89% Use banking services ****97%** **60% Television ****55%** **35% Mobile phone ****46%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****34%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **40% Own their home ****100%** **93% 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 Bajar? ■ Shelgaon Bajar · ■ Motala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.6%** **82.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **938 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758** **868 Working population ****52.9%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.8% for men and 91.4% for women. 68% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 438 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 352 (40%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 55 (6%) 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 Motala - Pimpalgaon Devi1,794 people - Waruli1,700 people - Dabhadi1,697 people - Mohegaon1,665 people - Avha Yunuspur1,623 people - Kabarkhed1,575 people - Jahagirpur1,561 people - Didola Bk1,557 people [All 123 villages in Motala](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/motala/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shelgaon Bajar from Buldana?42 km by road - What is the population of Shelgaon Bajar?1,644 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shelgaon Bajar in?Buldana district (Motala sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shelgaon Bajar?94.6% (Census 2011)