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Sela

Dharchula mandal
Pincode 262545
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ANIL
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LGD code
49085
Pincode
262545
Post office
Dharchula
Population
211
Households
63
Literacy rate
69.2%
Sex ratio
851 ♀/1000♂
Workers
137
Distance to district centre
45 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Dehradun
216 km
Distance to Delhi
338 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Dharamgarh · 34 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sela compares

By population, Sela ranks #48 of 76 villages in Dharchula mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.2%
+1.9% vs mandal average
Sela
69.2%
Dharchula mandal
67.3%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
851
−139 vs mandal average
Sela
851
Dharchula mandal
990
Household size
people per home
3.3
−1.2 vs mandal average
Sela
3.3
Dharchula mandal
4.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sela at a glance

Sela is a village of 211 people in 63 households (Census 2011) in Dharchula tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 48th-largest of 76 villages in Dharchula tehsil. Literacy is 69%, 2 points above the tehsil average, and the sex ratio is 851 women per 1,000 men. It lies 45 km from the Pithoragarh district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262545, served by Dharchula post office; the LGD village code is 49085. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Dharamgarh, 34 km away. The sarpanch is ANIL, and the village votes in Dharchula assembly constituency, represented by Harish Singh Dhami. The population is estimated at 249 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sela

Key facts — Sela

LGD code
49085
Pincode
262545
Post office
Dharchula
Population (Census 2011)
211
Population (projected 2026)
249
Households
63
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
851
Literacy rate
69.2%
Coordinates
30.08348°N, 80.26575°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dharchula
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Harish Singh Dhami
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ANIL
Block / Mandal
Dharchula
Getting there

How to reach Sela

Mandal centre
Dharchula · ≈ 2.8 km
≈ 6 min by car · 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 45 km
≈ 1 h 32 min by car · 1 h 50 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun216 kmcapital
  • Delhi338 km
  • Kolkata1161 km
  • Hyderabad1423 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopbus/jeep stand3 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Dharamgarh34 km
  • ATM / bankNic Asia Bnak37 km
  • Petrol pumpHP fuel pump3 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda46 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Sela

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Sela

2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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