# Shelgaon Village, Murbad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Murbad, Thane 

# Shelgaon

Shelgaon is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **743 people in 158 households**, the 109th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 743people (2011)
- 158households
- 80.3%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Shelgaon PIN code and other codes

Shelgaon falls in Murbad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMurbad
- Census village code553194

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?

- Murbad (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)105 km by road
- Kalyan (nearest town)74 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?

8 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
- ●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 · Shiroshi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shivale
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khapri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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?

The main crops are **rice**. About 84% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 263 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, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shelgaon · ■ Murbad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**68%

Tap water ****53%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**86%

Use banking services ****51%**

**62%

Television ****15%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****67%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Murbad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**954

Working population ****51.3%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 70.0% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 221 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (5%) · **■** Marginal 128 (34%)

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 Murbad

- Nyahadi781 people
- Dahigaon776 people
- Shai744 people
- Awalegaon743 people
- Thune740 people
- Umaroli Bk.738 people
- Karchonde731 people
- Sayale722 people

[All 206 villages in Murbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shelgaon from Thane?105 km by road
- What is the population of Shelgaon?743 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shelgaon in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shelgaon?80.3% (Census 2011)