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About Selu Village

Selu is a mid sized village in Basmath tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,633, made up of 849 males and 784 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546 hectares hectares.

Selu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Basmath
Area (hectares) 546 hectares
Population 1,633
Male Population 849
Female Population 784
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Selu compares

By the 2011 count Selu is the 51st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents. Its 546 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, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Selu

Selu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Selu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Selu from other places

Selu lies about 31 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Chondi, about 2.5 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 Selu
Nearest railway station Chondi 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Basmath 12 km
Nearest town Basmat 12 km
District headquarters Hingoli 31 km

Villages closest to Selu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Selu village had a population of 1,633. That makes it the 51st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents.

Selu village has 849 males and 784 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selu has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Selu covers 546 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Selu falls under Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Selu is Chondi, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Selu.

Selu is about 31 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selu is in Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district. Chondi is about 2.5 km away. Basmath is about 12 km away. Basmat is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amba (1.8 km), Ambala (1.8 km) and Ambanath (1.8 km).

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

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