# Shelu Bk. Village, Karanja, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/shelu-bk/ Village · Karanja, Washim # Shelu Bk. Shelu Bk. is a village in Karanja sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,901 people in 405 households**, the 12th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 1,901people (2011) - 405households - 84.9%literacy - 980females per 1,000 males ## Shelu Bk. PIN code and other codes Shelu Bk. falls in Karanja sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKaranja - Census village code530987 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shelu Bk. from nearby towns? - Karanja (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Washim (district HQ)55 km by road - Karanja (nearest town)12 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 Shelu Bk.? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Shelu Bk.; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karanja - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karanja - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Washim - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Shelu Bk. known for? About 83% of the 658 hectares of village land is sown, and 428 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 Shelu Bk. Of every 100 households in Shelu Bk. in 2011, 64 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shelu Bk. · ■ Karanja rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **76% Toilet within the home ****47%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **57% Tap water ****75%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **90% Use banking services ****72%** **62% Television ****26%** **34% Mobile phone ****38%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****43%** **42% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Shelu Bk.? ■ Shelu Bk. · ■ Karanja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%** **85.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836** **926 Working population ****41.8%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 79.6% for women. 53% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 100 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 595 (75%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 77 (10%) · **■** Marginal 21 (3%) 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 Karanja - Kajaleshwar3,631 people - Shaha2,127 people - Bhambdevi1,961 people - Pimpri1,932 people - Sohal1,841 people - Wai Pr.Karanja1,829 people - Wadhavi1,804 people - Bembla1,775 people [All 167 villages in Karanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shelu Bk. from Washim?55 km by road - What is the population of Shelu Bk.?1,901 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shelu Bk. in?Washim district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shelu Bk.?84.9% (Census 2011)