About Selwe Village

Selwe is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 917, made up of 432 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares.

Selwe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selwe village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Wazirganj
Area (hectares)	261 hectares
Population	917
Male Population	432
Female Population	485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,123
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Selwe compares

By the 2011 count Selwe is the 82nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Selwe

Selwe is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Selwe as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sabalpur, Sagarpur, Sahiya and Sarni. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Selwe

As per the Census of India 2011, Selwe village had a population of 917. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Selwe village has 432 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selwe has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Selwe covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Selwe falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The census record for Selwe notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Selwe.

Selwe is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.