# Shelu Village, Chandvad, Nashik (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/chandvad/shelu/ Village · Chandvad, Nashik # Shelu Shelu is a village in Chandvad sub-district of Nashik district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,515 people in 310 households**, the 59th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%. - 1,515people (2011) - 310households - 83.6%literacy - 925females per 1,000 males ## Shelu PIN code and other codes Shelu falls in Chandvad sub-district, Nashik district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChandvad - Census village code550444 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? - Chandvad (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Nashik (district HQ)58 km by road - Satana (nearest town)35 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? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Shelu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandvad - ○Degree college10+ km · Chandvad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandvad - ○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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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? The main crops are **onion**. About 70% of the 560 hectares of village land is sown, and 383 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, 68 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Shelu · ■ Chandvad rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **59% Toilet within the home ****32%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **69% Tap water ****48%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **74% Use banking services ****56%** **67% Television ****54%** **37% Mobile phone ****63%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****43%** **35% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **4% None of these assets ****26%** **23% Own their home ****94%** **90% 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 · ■ Chandvad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%** **81.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967** **848 Working population ****61.8%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 79.7% for women. 62% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 510 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 309 (33%) · **■** Household industry 24 (3%) · **■** Other work 52 (6%) · **■** Marginal 42 (4%) 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 Chandvad - Bhatgaon1,544 people - Sogras1,542 people - Vaki Bk1,542 people - Dongargaon1,541 people - Gangave1,473 people - Bhutyane1,451 people - Kalkhode1,442 people - Panhale1,387 people [All 111 villages in Chandvad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/chandvad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shelu from Nashik?58 km by road - What is the population of Shelu?1,515 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shelu in?Nashik district (Chandvad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shelu?83.6% (Census 2011)