# Shelgaon Village, Barshi, Solapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/barshi/shelgaon-562068/ Village · Barshi, Solapur # Shelgaon Shelgaon is a village in Barshi sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,256 people in 261 households**, the 74th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%. - 1,256people (2011) - 261households - 72.5%literacy - 932females per 1,000 males ## Shelgaon PIN code and other codes Shelgaon falls in Barshi sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBarshi - Census village code562068 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shelgaon from nearby towns? - Barshi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Solapur (district HQ)80 km by road - Barshi (nearest town)5 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 Shelgaon? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Shelgaon; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 · Barshi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Barshi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barshi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Shelgaon known for? About 88% of the 843 hectares of village land is sown, and 732 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 Shelgaon Of every 100 households in Shelgaon in 2011, 82 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shelgaon · ■ Barshi rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **69% Toilet within the home ****43%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **67% Tap water ****92%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **86% Use banking services ****69%** **76% Television ****46%** **34% Mobile phone ****57%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **27% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Shelgaon? ■ Shelgaon · ■ Barshi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%** **75.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **910 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832** **837 Working population ****49.4%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 62.0% for women. 56% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 186 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (40%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 149 (24%) · **■** Marginal 34 (5%) 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 Barshi - Wangarwadi1,339 people - Nagobachiwadi1,307 people - Mandegaon1,281 people - Pimpalgaon1,266 people - Kalambawadi1,218 people - Kasari1,217 people - Tawadi1,215 people - Undegaon1,190 people [All 139 villages in Barshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/barshi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shelgaon from Solapur?80 km by road - What is the population of Shelgaon?1,256 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shelgaon in?Solapur district (Barshi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shelgaon?72.5% (Census 2011)