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Shelu Kh

Wani mandal
Pincode 445304
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Festival

Ganeshotsav

Shelu Kh 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
543940
Pincode
445304
Post office
Wani
Population
924
Households
230
Literacy rate
76%
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000♂
Workers
612
Distance to district centre
74 km
Distance to mandal centre
130 km
Distance to Mumbai
480 km
Distance to Hyderabad
377 km
Nearest railway station
Barsitakli · 14 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Rural Hospital, Barshitakli · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Shelu Kh compares

By population, Shelu Kh ranks #55 of 158 villages in Wani mandal.

Literacy rate
%
76.0%
−1.2% vs mandal average
Shelu Kh
76.0%
Wani mandal
77.2%
Yavatmal district
73.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
917
−14 vs mandal average
Shelu Kh
917
Wani mandal
931
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
Shelu Kh
4.0
Wani mandal
4.1

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

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Shelu Kh at a glance

Shelu Kh is a village of 924 people in 230 households (Census 2011) in Wani taluka, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra, the 55th-largest of 158 villages in Wani taluka. Literacy is 76%, 1 points below the taluka average of 77% and the sex ratio is 917 women per 1,000 men. It lies 74 km from the Yavatmal district centre, 6 km from Nashirabad, the nearest town, 14 km from Barsitakli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 445304, served by Wani post office; the LGD village code is 543940. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Barshitakli, 13 km away. The village votes in Arni assembly constituency, represented by MLA Raju Narayan Todsam. The population is estimated at 1,089 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Shelu Kd

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Shelu Kh · this village92476%
Shelu Bu. · Karanja1,90173%0.6 km W
Shelu Bk · Wani84779%1.1 km SW
Waki · Karanja16378%1.6 km S
Karli · Karanja69280%1.6 km S
Salpi · Barshitakli52379%1.6 km S
Wadhavi · Karanja1,80471%1.7 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shelu Kh

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
15
Power hours (winter)
17
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
WANI
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to district HQ (km)
121
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
491.35
Irrigated area (ha)
405.27
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Shelu Kh

LGD code
543940
Pincode
445304
Post office
Wani
Population (Census 2011)
924
Population (projected 2026)
1,089
Households
230
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
917
Literacy rate
76.0%
Coordinates
20.54753°N, 77.18921°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 Kh

Mandal centre
Wani · ≈ 130 km
≈ 4 h 26 min by car · 5 h 16 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Yavatmal · ≈ 74 km
≈ 2 h 33 min by car · 3 h 1 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 26,131 people
Nashirabad · ≈ 6.1 km
≈ 13 min by car · 15 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Mumbai480 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad377 km
  • Bengaluru844 km
  • Chennai892 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBarsitakli14 km
  • Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Barshitakli13 km
  • ATM / bankSBI25 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum19 km
  • CollegeShahbabu High School & Jr. College28 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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