About Sel Village

Sel is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 58 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sel village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhattiyat
Pincode	176301
Area (hectares)	94 hectares
Population	114
Male Population	58
Female Population	56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sel compares

By the 2011 count Sel is the 99th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Sel

Sel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sel as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sel from other places

Sel lies about 16 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 42 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sel
Tehsil headquarters	Bhattiyat	16 km
District headquarters	Chamba	16 km
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	42 km

Villages closest to Sel

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhattiyat tehsil.

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 Sel

As per the Census of India 2011, Sel village had a population of 114. That makes it the 99th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Sel village has 58 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sel has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Sel is 176301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sel covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sel falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sel is Kangra Mandir, about 42 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sel is about 16 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sel is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 16 km away. Chamba is about 16 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.