# Shelkewadi Village, Kavathemahankal, Sangli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/kavathemahankal/shelkewadi/ Village · Kavathemahankal, Sangli # Shelkewadi Shelkewadi is a village in Kavathemahankal sub-district of Sangli district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416403**. The 2011 Census counted **1,001 people in 210 households**, the 45th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 1,001people (2011) - 210households - 78.1%literacy - 416403PIN code ## Shelkewadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shelkewadi is 416403.** Shelkewadi falls in Kavathemahankal sub-district, Sangli district, Maharashtra. - PIN code416403 - Community development blockKavathemahankal - Census village code568779 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? - Kavathemahankal (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Sangli (district HQ)43 km by road - Sangli Miraj Kupwad (nearest town)43 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? 14 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 · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Agalgaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Kavathemahankal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kavathe Mahankal - ○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 watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 61% of the 1,210 hectares of village land is sown, and 705 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, 89 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Shelkewadi · ■ Kavathemahankal rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **72% Toilet within the home ****69%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****9%** **39% Tap water ****91%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **72% Use banking services ****86%** **82% Television ****44%** **39% Mobile phone ****73%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****40%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****11%** **16% Own their home ****92%** **91% 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 · ■ Kavathemahankal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909** **848 Working population ****52.7%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 70.8% for women. 61% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 326 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (15%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (7%) · **■** Marginal 79 (15%) 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 Kavathemahankal - Alkud1,309 people - Mhaisal1,266 people - Nimaj1,118 people - Kerewadi1,034 people - Shindewadi948 people - Zurewadi936 people - Karalhetti922 people - Jadhavwadi917 people [All 60 villages in Kavathemahankal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/kavathemahankal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shelkewadi?416403 - How far is Shelkewadi from Sangli?43 km by road - What is the population of Shelkewadi?1,001 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shelkewadi in?Sangli district (Kavathemahankal sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shelkewadi?78.1% (Census 2011)