About Sela Village

Sela is a mid sized village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 352 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sela village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhattiyat
Pincode	176302
Area (hectares)	224.29 hectares
Population	719
Male Population	352
Female Population	367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,043
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sela compares

By the 2011 count Sela is the 7th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 224.29 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Sela

Sela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sela 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 Sela from other places

Sela lies about 15 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 26 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 Sela
Tehsil headquarters	Bhattiyat	15 km
District headquarters	Chamba	15 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	26 km

Villages closest to Sela

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 Sela

As per the Census of India 2011, Sela village had a population of 719. That makes it the 7th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Sela village has 352 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sela has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Sela is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sela covers 224.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sela is Nurpur Road, about 26 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 Sela.

Sela is about 15 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sela is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 15 km away. Chamba is about 15 km away. Nurpur Road is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.