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About Selahan Village

Selahan is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 89 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176051
Area (hectares) 61.43 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 89
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Selahan compares

By the 2011 count Selahan is the 250th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 61.43 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Selahan

Selahan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Selahan 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Selahan from other places

Selahan lies about 46 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 25 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Selahan
Nearest town Chamba 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 21 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 46 km

Villages closest to Selahan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur tehsil.

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 Selahan

As per the Census of India 2011, Selahan village had a population of 172. That makes it the 250th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Selahan village has 89 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selahan has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Selahan is 176051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selahan covers 61.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Selahan falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Selahan is Nurpur Road, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Selahan.

Selahan is about 46 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selahan is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Chamba is about 15 km away. Nurpur is about 21 km away. Nurpur Road is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehta (3.7 km), Kuther (5.7 km) and Chachrehr (5.8 km).

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

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