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About Selu Village

Selu is a mid sized village in Kamptee tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 751, made up of 388 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.49 hectares hectares.

Selu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Kamptee
Area (hectares) 382.49 hectares
Population 751
Male Population 388
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Selu compares

By the 2011 count Selu is the 45th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 382.49 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

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 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 24 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Dighori Buzurg, about 8.6 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 Dighori Buzurg 8.6 km
Nearest town Kanhān 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamptee 17 km
District headquarters Nagpur 24 km

Villages closest to Selu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kamptee 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 751. That makes it the 45th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Selu village has 388 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selu has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Selu covers 382.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Selu falls under Kamptee tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Selu is Dighori Buzurg, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance for Selu.

Selu is about 24 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selu is in Kamptee tehsil of Nagpur district. Dighori Buzurg is about 8.6 km away. Kanhān is about 16 km away. Kamptee is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yekardi (1.9 km), Chikhali (2.3 km) and Nimbha (2.8 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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