About Sela Village

Sela is a mid sized village in Siwana tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,070, made up of 595 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 798 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sela village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Siwana
Pincode	344043
Area (hectares)	2215 hectares
Population	1,070
Male Population	595
Female Population	475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	798
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sela compares

By the 2011 count Sela is the 84th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents. Its 2215 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Sela

Sela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sela as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sela from other places

Sela lies about 103 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Balwara, about 17 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 Sela
Tehsil headquarters	Siwana	17 km
Nearest town	Siwāna	17 km
Nearest railway station	Balwara	17 km
District headquarters	Barmer	103 km

Villages closest to Sela

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

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Common questions about Sela

As per the Census of India 2011, Sela village had a population of 1,070. That makes it the 84th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents.

Sela village has 595 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sela has about 798 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Sela is 344043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sela covers 2215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sela falls under Siwana tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sela is Balwara, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sela.

Sela is about 103 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sela is in Siwana tehsil of Barmer district. Siwana is about 17 km away. Siwāna is about 17 km away. Balwara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.