# Shelda Village, Akrani, Nandurbar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Akrani, Nandurbar 

# Shelda

Shelda is a village in Akrani sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,009 people in 154 households**, the 73rd largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 1,009people (2011)
- 154households
- 57.4%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Shelda PIN code and other codes

Shelda falls in Akrani sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAkrani
- Census village code525300

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

## How far is Shelda from nearby towns?

- Dhadgaon (sub-district HQ)104 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)156 km by road
- Shahade (nearest town)97 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 Shelda?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhadgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhadgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Shelda known for?

The main crops are **maize, toor and groundnut**. About 7% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Shelda

Of every 100 households in Shelda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shelda · ■ Akrani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****84%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****51%**

**82%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Shelda?

■ Shelda · ■ Akrani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1085**

**983

Working population ****39.3%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.2% for men and 53.4% for women. 39% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 223 (56%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 52 (13%)

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 Akrani

- Khanbara1,050 people
- Chondwade Bk1,046 people
- Mankhedi Bk1,029 people
- Padamund1,027 people
- Son Kh988 people
- Chhapari984 people
- Panbari971 people
- Paula959 people

[All 162 villages in Akrani](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akrani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shelda from Nandurbar?156 km by road
- What is the population of Shelda?1,009 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shelda in?Nandurbar district (Akrani sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shelda?57.4% (Census 2011)