# Selda Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/selda/ Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone # Selda Selda is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,736 people in 722 households**, the 4th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 3,736people (2011) - 722households - 71.7%literacy - 913females per 1,000 males ## Selda PIN code and other codes Selda falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBhikangaon - Census village code477429 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Selda from nearby towns? - Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)30 km by road - Bhikangaon (nearest town)15 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 Selda? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Selda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bamnala - ○Degree college10+ km · Khargone - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Selda known for? The main crops are **kapas, soyabean and wheat**. About 79% of the 591 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Selda Of every 100 households in Selda in 2011, 97 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Selda · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **77% Toilet within the home ****19%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **91% Tap water ****66%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **95% Use banking services ****33%** **32% Television ****34%** **20% Mobile phone ****46%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****37%** **50% Own their home ****94%** **95% 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 Selda? ■ Selda · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **936 Working population ****51.5%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 60.2% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 871 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 716 (37%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 259 (13%) · **■** Marginal 58 (3%) 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 Bhikangaon - Bamnala6,872 people - Kanjhar5,253 people - Daudwa5,199 people - Anjangaon3,349 people - Bilkhed Khurd3,242 people - Sundrel3,105 people - Boruth2,924 people [All 145 villages in Bhikangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Selda from Khargone?30 km by road - What is the population of Selda?3,736 (Census 2011) - Which district is Selda in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Selda?71.7% (Census 2011)