| Shelgaon | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
| Nickname(s): Shelgaon Maratha Shelgaon Mahavishnu | |
| Country |  |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Parbhani |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 409 m (1,342 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,282 [1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 431516 |
| Telephone code | 02453 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-22 |
Shelgaon, commonly known as "Shelgaon Maratha", or "Shelgaon Mahavishnu" is a village located in Sonpeth taluka of Parbhani district, in state of Maharashtra.
Sonpeth is a city and a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Parbhani district, is one of the eight districts in the Marathawada region of Maharashtra state of India. Parbhani city is the headquarters of this district. Parbhani district is well known for religious tourism of Jainism, Hinduism
Maharashtra is a state considered to be part of western, central, southern and south-central India. It is the second-most populous state and third-largest state by area in India. Spread over 307,713 km2 (118,809 sq mi), it is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the north west, and Madhya Pradesh to the north. It is also the world's second-most populous subnational entity. It was formed by merging the western and south-western parts of the Bombay State, Berar and Vidarbha, and the north-western parts of the Hyderabad State and splitting Saurashtra by the States Reorganisation Act. It has over 112 million inhabitants and its capital, Mumbai, has a population around 18 million making it the most populous urban area in India. Nagpur hosts the winter session of the state legislature. Pune is known as 'Oxford of the East' due to the presence of several well-known educational institutions.
