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About Selai Village

Selai is a mid sized village in Ghoshi tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,988, made up of 1,067 males and 921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares.

Selai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ghoshi
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 1,988
Male Population 1,067
Female Population 921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Selai compares

By the 2011 count Selai is the 18th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Selai

Selai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Selai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pathak Bigha, Sahpur Milik, Salarpur and Samarqand. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Selai

As per the Census of India 2011, Selai village had a population of 1,988. That makes it the 18th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents.

Selai village has 1,067 males and 921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selai has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Selai covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Selai falls under Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The census record for Selai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Selai.

Selai is in Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Selai today is likely to be higher.

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