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About Sela Village

Sela is a mid sized village in Bali tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,774, made up of 877 males and 897 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1063 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sela village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Bali
Pincode 306701
Area (hectares) 1063 hectares
Population 1,774
Male Population 877
Female Population 897
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sela compares

By the 2011 count Sela is the 37th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,975 residents. Its 1063 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sela from other places

Sela lies about 63 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Falna, about 4.5 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 Bali 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Falna 4.5 km
Nearest town Fālna 7.4 km
District headquarters Pali 63 km

Villages closest to Sela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sela village had a population of 1,774. That makes it the 37th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,975 residents.

Sela village has 877 males and 897 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sela has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Sela is 306701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sela covers 1063 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sela falls under Bali tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sela is Falna, about 4.5 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 village for Sela.

Sela is about 63 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sela is in Bali tehsil of Pali district. Bali is about 2.9 km away. Falna is about 4.5 km away. Fālna is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhani (1.8 km), Chamunderi Mertiyan (3.8 km) and Bedal (4.1 km).

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

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