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About Selada Village

Selada is a small village in Brahmapuri tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 31 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518.78 hectares hectares.

Selada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Brahmapuri
Area (hectares) 518.78 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 31
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Selada compares

By the 2011 count Selada is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,183 residents. Its 518.78 hectares work out to about 0.1 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Selada

Selada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Selada 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 Selada from other places

Selada lies about 68 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Alewahi, about 10 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 Selada
Nearest railway station Alewahi 10 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Brahmapuri 31 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 68 km

Villages closest to Selada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Selada village had a population of 61. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,183 residents.

Selada village has 31 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selada has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Selada covers 518.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Selada falls under Brahmapuri tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Selada is Alewahi, about 10 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 Selada.

Selada is about 68 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selada is in Brahmapuri tehsil of Chandrapur district. Alewahi is about 10 km away. Garhchiroli is about 28 km away. Brahmapuri is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodra (4.4 km), Ekara (5.1 km) and Chitak Bodra Navegaon (5.9 km).

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

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