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About Selra Village

Selra is a small village in Lakhanpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 211, made up of 106 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 809.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Lakhanpur
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 809.35 hectares
Population 211
Male Population 106
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Selra compares

By the 2011 count Selra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 809.35 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Selra

Selra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Selra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rajpuri Kalan, Ramhala, Rampur and Sakaria. 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.

Common questions about Selra

As per the Census of India 2011, Selra village had a population of 211. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Selra village has 106 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selra has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Selra is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selra covers 809.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Selra falls under Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Selra.

Selra is in Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Selra today is likely to be higher.

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