# Shelu Village, Sindkhed Raja, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Sindkhed Raja, Buldana 

# Shelu

Shelu is a village in Sindkhed Raja sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **693 people in 149 households**, the 83rd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 693people (2011)
- 149households
- 74.8%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Shelu PIN code and other codes

Shelu falls in Sindkhed Raja sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSindkhed Raja
- Census village code529500

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

## How far is Shelu from nearby towns?

- Sindkhed Raja (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)125 km by road
- Sindkhed Raja (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 Shelu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shelu; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sindhkhedraja
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sindhkhedraja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Shelu known for?

About 50% of the 569 hectares of village land is sown, and 263 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 Shelu

Of every 100 households in Shelu in 2011, 74 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shelu · ■ Sindkhed Raja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**48%

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

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****85%**

**79%

Television ****22%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Shelu?

■ Shelu · ■ Sindkhed Raja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**787

Working population ****55.0%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 62.8% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 308 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** 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 Sindkhed Raja

- Pophal Shivani757 people
- Wakad Jahagir746 people
- Barlinga728 people
- Ambewadi727 people
- Nagzari687 people
- Shelgaon Raut682 people
- Ugala677 people
- Raheri Kh.669 people

[All 113 villages in Sindkhed Raja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/sindkhed-raja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shelu from Buldana?125 km by road
- What is the population of Shelu?693 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shelu in?Buldana district (Sindkhed Raja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shelu?74.8% (Census 2011)