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About Selu Village

Selu is a mid sized village in Palam tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,997, made up of 1,052 males and 945 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1060.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431720, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Palam
Pincode 431720
Area (hectares) 1060.33 hectares
Population 1,997
Male Population 1,052
Female Population 945
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Selu compares

By the 2011 count Selu is the 16th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 1060.33 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

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 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 41 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Chudawa, about 25 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
Tehsil headquarters Palam 7.3 km
Nearest town Loha 12 km
Nearest railway station Chudawa 25 km
District headquarters Parbhani 41 km

Villages closest to Selu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palam 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 1,997. That makes it the 16th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Selu village has 1,052 males and 945 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selu has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Selu is 431720. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selu covers 1060.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Selu falls under Palam tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Selu is Chudawa, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Selu.

Selu is about 41 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selu is in Palam tehsil of Parbhani district. Palam is about 7.3 km away. Loha is about 12 km away. Chudawa is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolwadi (1.9 km), Pendu Kh (2.4 km) and Pendu Bk (2.4 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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