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About Selaura Village

Selaura is a mid sized village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,065, made up of 545 males and 520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.36 hectares hectares.

Selaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selaura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 148.36 hectares
Population 1,065
Male Population 545
Female Population 520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Selaura compares

By the 2011 count Selaura is the 29th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 148.36 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Selaura

Selaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Selaura as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Selaura from other places

Selaura lies about 38 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Khutaha, about 16 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 Selaura
Nearest railway station Khutaha 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 20 km
District headquarters Satna 38 km

Villages closest to Selaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Selaura village had a population of 1,065. That makes it the 29th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Selaura village has 545 males and 520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selaura has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Selaura covers 148.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Selaura falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Selaura is Khutaha, about 16 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 village for Selaura.

Selaura is about 38 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selaura is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Khutaha is about 16 km away. Majhgawan is about 20 km away. Satna is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhakhaura (under 2 km), Kathara (under 2 km) and Kolkhata (1.9 km).

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

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