About Selwa Village

Selwa is a large village in Katangi tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,689, made up of 1,346 males and 1,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 655.25 hectares hectares.

Selwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selwa village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Katangi
Area (hectares)	655.25 hectares
Population	2,689
Male Population	1,346
Female Population	1,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Selwa compares

By the 2011 count Selwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 655.25 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Selwa

Selwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Selwa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Selwa from other places

Selwa lies about 39 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Katangi, about 1.6 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 Selwa
Nearest railway station	Katangi	1.6 km
Nearest town	Wārāseonī	23 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	39 km

Villages closest to Selwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katangi 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 Selwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Selwa village had a population of 2,689. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Selwa village has 1,346 males and 1,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selwa has about 998 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 1040.

Selwa covers 655.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Selwa falls under Katangi tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Selwa is Katangi, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Selwa.

Selwa is about 39 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selwa is in Katangi tehsil of Balaghat district. Katangi is about 1.6 km away. Wārāseonī is about 23 km away. Balaghat is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.