Selwa, Katangi, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Selwa


The village Selwa is located in Katangi Tahsil of Balaghat District in the State of Madhya Pradesh in India. It comes under Katangi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Katangi, which is about 5 kilometers away from Selwa.

Travel and Communication for Selwa


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Selwa


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Selwa is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Selwa is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Selwa


As per available data from the year 2009, 2689 persons live in 578 house holds in the village Selwa. There are 1343 female individuals and 1346 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.94% and males constitute 50.06% of the total population.

There are 389 scheduled castes persons of which 189 are females and 200 are males. Females constitute 48.59% and males constitute 51.41% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 14.47% of the total population.

There are 48 scheduled tribes persons of which 30 are females and 18 are males. Females constitute 62.5% and males constitute 37.5% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 1.79% of the total population.

Population density of Selwa is 410.38 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Selwa


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Total area of Selwa is 655.25 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 384.38 ha. About 269.47 ha is un-irrigated area. About 114.91 ha is irrigated area. About 30.6 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 30.48 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 40.4 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 13.43 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 154.8 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 41.5 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 3.7 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 8.5 ha is culturable waste land. About 8.66 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 53.71 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Selwa


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Selwa.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Selwa.

There is a government middle school in the village Selwa.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Katangi, which is 5-10 kms away from Selwa.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Katangi, which is 5-10 kms away from Selwa.

Colleges in Selwa


There are no arts and science degree colleges in the village Selwa or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Jabalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Selwa.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Jabalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Selwa.

There are no management institutes in the village Selwa or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Balaghat, which is more than 10 kms away from Selwa.

Other Educational Facilities in Selwa


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Balaghat, which is more than 10 kms away from Selwa.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Balaghat, which is more than 10 kms away from Selwa.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Waraseoni, which is more than 10 kms away from Selwa.

Healthcare Facilities in Selwa


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Selwa.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Selwa.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Selwa.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Selwa.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Selwa.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Selwa.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Selwa.

There is no dispensary in the village Selwa or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Selwa.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Selwa.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Selwa.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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