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About Selechmaida Village

Selechmaida is a mid sized village in Rawti tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 670, made up of 319 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.5 hectares hectares.

Selechmaida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selechmaida village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Rawti
Area (hectares) 171.5 hectares
Population 670
Male Population 319
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Selechmaida compares

By the 2011 count Selechmaida is the 44th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 913 residents. Its 171.5 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Selechmaida

Selechmaida is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Selechmaida as Available within 10+ 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 Selechmaida from other places

Selechmaida lies about 30 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Bhairongarh, about 14 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 Selechmaida
Nearest railway station Bhairongarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Rawti 30 km
District headquarters Ratlam 30 km
Nearest town Ratlām 30 km

Villages closest to Selechmaida

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Selechmaida village had a population of 670. That makes it the 44th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 913 residents.

Selechmaida village has 319 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selechmaida has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Selechmaida covers 171.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Selechmaida falls under Rawti tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Selechmaida is Bhairongarh, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Selechmaida.

Selechmaida is about 30 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selechmaida is in Rawti tehsil of Ratlam district. Bhairongarh is about 14 km away. Rawti is about 30 km away. Ratlam is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daulatpura Muniya (under 2 km), Bhutpada (1.7 km) and Borpada (2.2 km).

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

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