About Seelwa Village

Seelwa is a large village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,132, made up of 1,126 males and 1,006 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1315.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Seelwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Seelwa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Bikaner
Tehsil	Nokha
Pincode	334803
Area (hectares)	1315.47 hectares
Population	2,132
Male Population	1,126
Female Population	1,006
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Seelwa compares

By the 2011 count Seelwa is the 70th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents. Its 1315.47 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Seelwa

Seelwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Seelwa 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 Seelwa from other places

Seelwa lies about 68 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Chilo, about 7.1 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 Seelwa
Nearest railway station	Chilo	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nokha	16 km
District headquarters	Bikaner	68 km

Villages closest to Seelwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Seelwa village had a population of 2,132. That makes it the 70th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents.

Seelwa village has 1,126 males and 1,006 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seelwa has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Seelwa is 334803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Seelwa covers 1315.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Seelwa falls under Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Seelwa is Chilo, about 7.1 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 Seelwa.

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

Seelwa is in Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district. Chilo is about 7.1 km away. Nokha is about 16 km away. Bikaner is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.