# Selma Village, Batouli, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/batouli/selma/ Village · Batouli, Surguja # Selma Selma is a village in Batouli sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,667 people in 436 households**, the 15th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 1,667people (2011) - 436households - 59.7%literacy - 497101PIN code ## Selma PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Selma is 497101.** Selma falls in Batouli sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497101 - Gram panchayatSelma - Community development blockBatauli - Census village code433521 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Selma from nearby towns? - Batouli (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)33 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town)33 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 Selma? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Selma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter 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 Selma known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 74% of the 686 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Selma Of every 100 households in Selma in 2011, 93 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Selma · ■ Batouli rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **68% Toilet within the home ****94%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **8% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****12%** **53% Television ****8%** **9% Mobile phone ****9%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **43% 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 Selma? ■ Selma · ■ Batouli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **963 Working population ****56.2%** **59.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.5% for men and 49.9% for women. 53% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 362 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (5%) · **■** Marginal 434 (46%) 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 Batouli - Bataikela1,874 people - Bilaspur1,872 people - Ghoghra1,856 people - Boda1,821 people - Bansajhal1,637 people - Suarpara1,556 people - Kapatbahari1,489 people - Deori1,414 people [All 54 villages in Batouli](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/batouli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Selma?497101 - How far is Selma from Ambikapur?33 km by road - What is the population of Selma?1,667 (Census 2011) - Which district is Selma in?Surguja district (Batouli sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Selma?59.7% (Census 2011)