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About Selwa Village

Selwa is a mid sized village in Lalbarra tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 464 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584.05 hectares hectares.

Selwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lalbarra
Area (hectares) 584.05 hectares
Population 966
Male Population 464
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Selwa compares

By the 2011 count Selwa is the 68th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents. Its 584.05 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Selwa

Selwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Selwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Selwa from other places

Selwa lies about 27 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Titwa, about 8.6 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 Titwa 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalbarra 27 km
District headquarters Balaghat 27 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 27 km

Villages closest to Selwa

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

Common questions about Selwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Selwa village had a population of 966. That makes it the 68th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents.

Selwa village has 464 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selwa has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Selwa covers 584.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Selwa is Titwa, about 8.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Selwa.

Selwa is about 27 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 Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district. Titwa is about 8.6 km away. Lalbarra is about 27 km away. Balaghat is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagdehi (1.7 km), Jam (2.5 km) and Bahegaon (3.7 km).

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

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