# Shelu Village, Karjat, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Karjat, Raigarh 

# Shelu

Shelu is a village in Karjat sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,374 people in 286 households**, the 32nd largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 1,374people (2011)
- 286households
- 80.7%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Shelu PIN code and other codes

Shelu falls in Karjat sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKarjat
- Census village code553520

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?

- Karjat (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)86 km by road
- Badlapur (nearest town)12 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 · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn 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 · Wangani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Neral
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karjat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 25% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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, 94 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shelu · ■ Karjat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**43%

Tap water ****86%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**66%

Use banking services ****47%**

**54%

Television ****52%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**20%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**29%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Shelu?

■ Shelu · ■ Karjat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**977

Working population ****31.7%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 73.5% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (10%) · **■** Household industry 44 (10%) · **■** Other work 198 (45%) · **■** Marginal 18 (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 Karjat

- Diksal1,472 people
- Bedisgaon1,462 people
- Vakas1,408 people
- Pimploli Bk.1,382 people
- Kolhare1,357 people
- Vadap1,340 people
- Deulwadi1,339 people
- Sugave1,329 people

[All 176 villages in Karjat](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/karjat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shelu from Alibag?86 km by road
- What is the population of Shelu?1,374 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shelu in?Raigarh district (Karjat sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shelu?80.7% (Census 2011)