# Shelakbav Village, Kadegaon, Sangli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/kadegaon/shelakbav/ Village · Kadegaon, Sangli # Shelakbav Shelakbav is a village in Kadegaon sub-district of Sangli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,976 people in 436 households**, the 27th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%. - 1,976people (2011) - 436households - 80.7%literacy - 1,031females per 1,000 males ## Shelakbav PIN code and other codes Shelakbav falls in Kadegaon sub-district, Sangli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKadegaon - Census village code568498 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shelakbav from nearby towns? - Kadegaon (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Sangli (district HQ)65 km by road - Vita (nearest town)15 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 Shelakbav? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Shelakbav; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amarapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Vita - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vita - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 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)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 Shelakbav known for? The main crops are **grapes, jowar and soybean**. Products made here include kismis. About 86% of the 718 hectares of village land is sown, and 494 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 Shelakbav Of every 100 households in Shelakbav in 2011, 75 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shelakbav · ■ Kadegaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **87% Toilet within the home ****92%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **12% Tap water ****71%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **58% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **70% Use banking services ****88%** **85% Television ****41%** **52% Mobile phone ****74%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****40%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **14% Own their home ****97%** **92% 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 Shelakbav? ■ Shelakbav · ■ Kadegaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **81.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **862 Working population ****49.2%** **48.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 70.2% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 441 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 79 (8%) · **■** Marginal 362 (37%) 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 Kadegaon - Asad2,445 people - Vihapur2,426 people - Nerli2,278 people - Sonkire2,238 people - Chikhali1,876 people - Raygaon1,834 people - Hanmant Vadiye1,771 people - Ambegaon1,740 people [All 56 villages in Kadegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/kadegaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shelakbav from Sangli?65 km by road - What is the population of Shelakbav?1,976 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shelakbav in?Sangli district (Kadegaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shelakbav?80.7% (Census 2011)