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About Selwada Village

Selwada is a mid sized village in Ghansaur tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 754, made up of 384 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421.3 hectares hectares.

Selwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Ghansaur
Area (hectares) 421.3 hectares
Population 754
Male Population 384
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Selwada compares

By the 2011 count Selwada is the 50th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 593 residents. Its 421.3 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Selwada

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

Selwada lies about 106 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Mandla Fort, about 24 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 Selwada
Nearest town Mandlā 23 km
Nearest railway station Mandla Fort 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansaur 34 km
District headquarters Seoni 106 km

Villages closest to Selwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Selwada village had a population of 754. That makes it the 50th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 593 residents.

Selwada village has 384 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selwada has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Selwada covers 421.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Selwada falls under Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Selwada is Mandla Fort, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Selwada.

Selwada is about 106 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selwada is in Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district. Mandlā is about 23 km away. Mandla Fort is about 24 km away. Ghansaur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhinjhrai (3.0 km), Budhera (4.1 km) and Gangpur (4.3 km).

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

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