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About Selota Village

Selota is a large village in Sagwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,256, made up of 1,103 males and 1,153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selota village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Sagwara
Pincode 314031
Area (hectares) 567.09 hectares
Population 2,256
Male Population 1,103
Female Population 1,153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Selota compares

By the 2011 count Selota is the 37th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 567.09 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Selota

Selota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Selota as Available within <5 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 Selota from other places

Selota lies about 44 km from Dungarpur. 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 Selota
Tehsil headquarters Sagwara 9.0 km
Nearest town Sāgwāra 9.0 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 44 km

Villages closest to Selota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Selota village had a population of 2,256. That makes it the 37th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Selota village has 1,103 males and 1,153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selota has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Selota is 314031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selota covers 567.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Selota falls under Sagwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Selota notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Selota.

Selota is about 44 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selota is in Sagwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Sagwara is about 9.0 km away. Sāgwāra is about 9.0 km away. Dungarpur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanpur (under 2 km), Bheeloora (1.9 km) and Bheeloori (1.9 km).

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

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