# Selwe Village, Wazirganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Wazirganj, Gaya 

# Selwe

Selwe is a village in Wazirganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **917 people in 157 households**, the 83rd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 917people (2011)
- 157households
- 65.6%literacy
- 1,123females per 1,000 males

## Selwe PIN code and other codes

Selwe falls in Wazirganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGhuriyawan
- Community development blockWazirganj
- Census village code256780

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Selwe from nearby towns?

- Wazirganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)30 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Selwe?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Selwe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wazirganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khijra Sarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Selwe known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 43% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Selwe

Of every 100 households in Selwe in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Selwe · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****29%**

**40%

Television ****13%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**36%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Selwe?

■ Selwe · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1123**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1481**

**961

Working population ****25.7%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 57.3% for women. 32% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%) · **■** Marginal 170 (72%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Wazirganj

- Nondih949 people
- Singhatiya941 people
- Belwe940 people
- Tathi922 people
- Kobwa914 people
- Gobindpur906 people
- Lohjara875 people
- Sarsa855 people

[All 147 villages in Wazirganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/wazirganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Selwe from Gaya?30 km by road
- What is the population of Selwe?917 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Selwe in?Gaya district (Wazirganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Selwe?65.6% (Census 2011)