# Shelgaon Village, Washim, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Washim, Washim 

# Shelgaon

Shelgaon is a village in Washim sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **991 people in 238 households**, the 74th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%.

- 991people (2011)
- 238households
- 83.2%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Shelgaon PIN code and other codes

Shelgaon falls in Washim sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockWashim
- Census village code531260

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?

- Washim (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Washim (district HQ)14 km by road
- Washim (nearest town)14 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?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Shelgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Washim
- ○Degree college10+ km · Washim
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Washim
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 72% of the 603 hectares of village land is sown, and 370 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, 74 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shelgaon · ■ Washim rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****66%**

**65%

Television ****43%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 · ■ Washim rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**80.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**830

Working population ****57.7%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 78.2% for women. 61% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 240 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 288 (50%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 32 (6%)

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 Washim

- Rajgaon1,070 people
- Deothana Bk.1,045 people
- Sakra1,039 people
- Sonwal Alies Januna999 people
- Surala961 people
- Jumda952 people
- Walki Jahagir938 people
- Dhanora Bk.923 people

[All 128 villages in Washim](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/washim/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shelgaon from Washim?14 km by road
- What is the population of Shelgaon?991 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shelgaon in?Washim district (Washim sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shelgaon?83.2% (Census 2011)