# Sela Village, Maharajpur, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajpur, Chhatarpur 

# Sela

Sela is a village in Maharajpur sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,699 people in 261 households**, the 13th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 1,699people (2011)
- 261households
- 47.1%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Sela PIN code and other codes

Sela falls in Maharajpur sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457794

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

## How far is Sela from nearby towns?

- Maharajpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Maharajpur (nearest town)7 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 Sela?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maharajpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Maharajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 14 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 Sela known for?

About 64% of the 987 hectares of village land is sown, and 418 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 Sela

Of every 100 households in Sela in 2011, 24 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sela · ■ Maharajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**47%

Television ****15%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Sela?

■ Sela · ■ Maharajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.1%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**891

Working population ****46.6%**

**46.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 33.4% for women. 52% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 664 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (4%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 62 (8%)

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 Maharajpur

- Khirwa1,894 people
- Khiri1,857 people
- Nuna1,807 people
- Budrakh1,776 people
- Dilniya1,693 people
- Dhigpura1,682 people
- Gaurari1,607 people
- Mukharra1,583 people

[All 46 villages in Maharajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/maharajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sela from Chhatarpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sela?1,699 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sela in?Chhatarpur district (Maharajpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sela?47.1% (Census 2011)