Zhelnino is an urban locality under the administrative jurisdiction of the city of oblast significance of Dzerzhinsk in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located 40 kilometers (25 mi) west of Nizhny Novgorod and 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) southwest of Dzerzhinsk. Population: 896 (2010 Census); 696 (2002 Census); 1,112 (1989 Soviet census).