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Selwa Population - Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh

Selwa is a medium size village located in Lalbarra Tehsil of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh with total 260 families residing. The Selwa village has population of 966 of which 464 are males while 502 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Selwa village population of children with age 0-6 is 126 which makes up 13.04 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Selwa village is 1082 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Selwa as per census is 1250, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Selwa village has higher literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Selwa village was 83.10 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Selwa Male literacy stands at 91.42 % while female literacy rate was 75.23 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Selwa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Selwa village.

Selwa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 260 - -
Population 966 464 502
Child (0-6) 126 56 70
Schedule Caste 19 7 12
Schedule Tribe 260 127 133
Literacy 83.10 % 91.42 % 75.23 %
Total Workers 532 263 269
Main Worker 254 - -
Marginal Worker 278 112 166

Caste Factor

Selwa village of Balaghat has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 26.92 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 1.97 % of total population in Selwa village.

Work Profile

In Selwa village out of total population, 532 were engaged in work activities. 47.74 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.26 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 532 workers engaged in Main Work, 110 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 122 were Agricultural labourer.