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Revenue village·Wani taluka·Yavatmal

Shelu Bk

Wani mandal
Pincode 445304
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Festival

Ganeshotsav

Shelu Bk observes Ganeshotsav on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.

14 Sept

Ganeshotsav in Maharashtra

Called Ganeshotsav and kept for ten days. Modak is the offering, sarvajanik mandals organise the public pandals, and the main immersion is on Anant Chaturdashi.

The regional form observed across Maharashtra. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

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LGD code
543996
Pincode
445304
Post office
Wani
Population
847
Households
196
Literacy rate
78.6%
Sex ratio
1031 ♀/1000♂
Workers
477
Distance to district centre
75 km
Distance to mandal centre
130 km
Distance to Mumbai
479 km
Distance to Hyderabad
377 km
Nearest railway station
Barsitakli · 13 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Rural Hospital, Barshitakli · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Shelu Bk compares

By population, Shelu Bk ranks #65 of 158 villages in Wani mandal.

Literacy rate
%
78.6%
+1.4% vs mandal average
Shelu Bk
78.6%
Wani mandal
77.2%
Yavatmal district
73.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,031
+100 vs mandal average
Shelu Bk
1,031
Wani mandal
931
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
Shelu Bk
4.3
Wani mandal
4.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Shelu Bk at a glance

Shelu Bk is a village of 847 people in 196 households (Census 2011) in Wani taluka, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra, the 65th-largest of 158 villages in Wani taluka. Literacy is 79%, 1 points above the taluka average of 77% and the sex ratio is 1,031 women per 1,000 men. It lies 75 km from the Yavatmal district centre, 6 km from Nashirabad, the nearest town, 13 km from Barsitakli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 445304, served by Wani post office; the LGD village code is 543996. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Barshitakli, 12 km away. The village votes in Arni assembly constituency, represented by MLA Raju Narayan Todsam. The population is estimated at 999 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Shelu Bk

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shelu Bk

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
18
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
WANI
Distance to nearest town (km)
13
Distance to district HQ (km)
121
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
13
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
506.26
Irrigated area (ha)
476
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Shelu Bk

LGD code
543996
Pincode
445304
Post office
Wani
Population (Census 2011)
847
Population (projected 2026)
999
Households
196
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1031
Literacy rate
78.6%
Coordinates
20.54306°N, 77.17952°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Chandrapur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Arni
Member of Parliament
Pratibha Dhanorkar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Raju Narayan Todsam
Block / Mandal
Wani
Getting there

How to reach Shelu Bk

Mandal centre
Wani · ≈ 130 km
≈ 4 h 27 min by car · 5 h 18 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Yavatmal · ≈ 75 km
≈ 2 h 34 min by car · 3 h 3 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 26,131 people
Nashirabad · ≈ 6.0 km
≈ 12 min by car · 15 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Mumbai479 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad377 km
  • Bengaluru843 km
  • Chennai892 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBarsitakli13 km
  • Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Barshitakli12 km
  • ATM / bankSBI24 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum19 km
  • CollegeShahbabu High School & Jr. College27 km
  • Police stationCity Kotwali27 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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