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SELOO
Seloo is a large village in Wardha tahsil on the Bor river, eleven miles north-west of Wardha and about four and a half miles from Pavnar railway station with both of which it is connected by good roads. In 1961 its population was 4,519. According to one tradition Seloo was an old Gond settlement. It was formerly held on revenue-free tenure by one Hazari Bhosle who bravely fought the Pendhari depredations. There are the remains of an old fort. The village is largely agricultural and there is considerable orange culture. Seloo has a large Koshti community weaving cotton cloth on handlooms, there being some handloom cooperatives. The medical institutions comprise a primary health centre, a leprosy eradication centre and a family planning centre. There are a vaterinary dispensary, a police station and a post office. Seloo has educational facilities upto the high school stage. A weekly market is held on Tuesdays at which cattle and timber are brought for sale.
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