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About Selhana Village

Selhana is a mid sized village in Rampur Baghelan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 464 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305.59 hectares hectares.

Selhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selhana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Rampur Baghelan
Area (hectares) 305.59 hectares
Population 902
Male Population 464
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Selhana compares

By the 2011 count Selhana is the 63rd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 305.59 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Selhana

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

How far is Selhana from other places

Selhana lies about 20 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Baghai Road, about 7.8 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 Selhana
Tehsil headquarters Rampur Baghelan 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Baghai Road 7.8 km
District headquarters Satna 20 km

Villages closest to Selhana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur Baghelan 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 Selhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Selhana village had a population of 902. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Selhana village has 464 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selhana has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Selhana covers 305.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Selhana falls under Rampur Baghelan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Selhana is Baghai Road, about 7.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Selhana.

Selhana is about 20 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selhana is in Rampur Baghelan tehsil of Satna district. Rampur Baghelan is about 5.4 km away. Baghai Road is about 7.8 km away. Satna is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikuri (under 2 km), Badhaura 277 (1.7 km) and Badhaura 278 (2.5 km).

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

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