# Shelkewadi Village, Jat, Sangli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Jat, Sangli 

# Shelkewadi

Shelkewadi is a village in Jat sub-district of Sangli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **599 people in 142 households**, the 120th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 599people (2011)
- 142households
- 51.7%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Shelkewadi PIN code and other codes

Shelkewadi falls in Jat sub-district, Sangli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockJat
- Census village code568841

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

## How far is Shelkewadi from nearby towns?

- Jat (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Sangli (district HQ)72 km by road
- Sangli Miraj Kupwad (nearest town)72 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 Shelkewadi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shelkewadi; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Shelkewadi known for?

About 93% of the 302 hectares of village land is sown, and 268 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 Shelkewadi

Of every 100 households in Shelkewadi in 2011, 30 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shelkewadi · ■ Jat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**60%

Tap water ****20%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**86%

Use banking services ****72%**

**79%

Television ****4%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**20%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****29%**

**20%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Shelkewadi?

■ Shelkewadi · ■ Jat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1471**

**909

Working population ****65.4%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.7% for men and 46.4% for women. 66% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 250 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 80 (20%)

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 Jat

- Motewadi672 people
- Ambyachiwadi657 people
- Maithal638 people
- Mallal612 people
- Navalwadi560 people
- Gulgunjnal555 people
- Konbagi498 people
- Paradhi Wasti420 people

[All 125 villages in Jat](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/jat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shelkewadi from Sangli?72 km by road
- What is the population of Shelkewadi?599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shelkewadi in?Sangli district (Jat sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shelkewadi?51.7% (Census 2011)