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Selwa Population - Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh

Selwa is a large village located in Katangi Tehsil of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh with total 578 families residing. The Selwa village has population of 2689 of which 1346 are males while 1343 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Selwa village population of children with age 0-6 is 282 which makes up 10.49 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Selwa village is 998 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Selwa as per census is 880, lower than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Selwa village has higher literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Selwa village was 77.11 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Selwa Male literacy stands at 86.20 % while female literacy rate was 68.13 %.

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 578 - -
Population 2,689 1,346 1,343
Child (0-6) 282 150 132
Schedule Caste 389 200 189
Schedule Tribe 48 18 30
Literacy 77.11 % 86.20 % 68.13 %
Total Workers 1,359 745 614
Main Worker 1,272 - -
Marginal Worker 87 27 60

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.47 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.79 % of total population in Selwa village.

Work Profile

In Selwa village out of total population, 1359 were engaged in work activities. 93.60 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.40 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1359 workers engaged in Main Work, 345 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 678 were Agricultural labourer.