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- LGD code
- 530892
- Pincode
- 444105
- Post office
- Karanja (Washim)
- Population
- 478
- Households
- 123
- Literacy rate
- 77.4%
- Sex ratio
- 853 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 304
- Distance to district centre
- 50 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 34 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 516 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 369 km
- Nearest railway station
- Pohe · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Kamargaon · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Shemlai compares
By population, Shemlai ranks #103 of 167 villages in Karanja mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.4%
+3.0% vs mandal average
Shemlai77.4%
Karanja mandal74.4%
Washim district72.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
853
−91 vs mandal average
Shemlai853
Karanja mandal944
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.4 vs mandal average
Shemlai3.9
Karanja mandal4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shemlai at a glance
Shemlai is a village of 478 people in 123 households (Census 2011) in Karanja taluka, Washim district, Maharashtra, the 103rd-largest of 167 villages in Karanja taluka. Literacy is 77%, 3 points above the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 853 women per 1,000 men. It lies 50 km from the Washim district centre, 33 km from Chakur, the nearest town, 9 km from Pohe railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 444105, served by Karanja (Washim) post office; the LGD village code is 530892. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Kamargaon, 6 km away. The village votes in Murtizapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Harish Marotiappa Pimple. The population is estimated at 564 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shemlai
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KARANJA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 286.49
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 210
- Forest area (ha)
- 12.72
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shemlai
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Key facts — Shemlai
- LGD code
- 530892
- Pincode
- 444105
- Post office
- Karanja (Washim)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 478
- Population (projected 2026)
- 564
- Households
- 123
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 853
- Literacy rate
- 77.4%
- Coordinates
- 20.58081°N, 77.54135°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Akola
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Murtizapur
- Member of Parliament
- Anup Dhotre
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Harish Marotiappa Pimple
- Block / Mandal
- Karanja
Getting there
How to reach Shemlai
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai516 kmcapital
- Hyderabad369 km
- Bengaluru846 km
- Chennai883 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPohe9 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Kamargaon6 km
- ATM / bankMaha-e-Seva Kendra CSP38 km
- Petrol pumpEssar12 km
- CollegeTakshashila Mahavidyalaya45 km
- Police stationNandgaon Khandeshwar Police Station33 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)