# Shelap Village, Ajra, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ajra, Kolhapur 

# Shelap

Shelap is a village in Ajra sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416505**. The 2011 Census counted **725 people in 163 households**, the 59th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 725people (2011)
- 163households
- 68.4%literacy
- 416505PIN code

## Shelap PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shelap is 416505.** Shelap falls in Ajra sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416505
- Community development blockAjra
- Census village code567910

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

## How far is Shelap from nearby towns?

- Ajra (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)120 km by road
- Gadhinglaj (nearest town)22 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 Shelap?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Shelap; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ajra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kolhapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ajra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Shelap known for?

About 66% of the 634 hectares of village land is sown, and 349 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 Shelap

Of every 100 households in Shelap in 2011, 95 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shelap · ■ Ajra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****93%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**66%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**75%

Use banking services ****76%**

**80%

Television ****46%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shelap?

■ Shelap · ■ Ajra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1164**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**933

Working population ****57.2%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 59.5% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 366 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 12 (3%)

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 Ajra

- Velawatti810 people
- Honewadi801 people
- Khanapur781 people
- Harur770 people
- Yamekond711 people
- Bolakewadi701 people
- Masoli697 people
- Sulgaon687 people

[All 99 villages in Ajra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/ajra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shelap?416505
- How far is Shelap from Kolhapur?120 km by road
- What is the population of Shelap?725 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shelap in?Kolhapur district (Ajra sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shelap?68.4% (Census 2011)