About Selda Village

Selda is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 231 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Erki
Pincode	835225
Area (hectares)	328 hectares
Population	481
Male Population	231
Female Population	250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,082
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Selda compares

By the 2011 count Selda is the 59th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 328 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Selda

Selda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Selda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Selda from other places

Selda lies about 22 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 37 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 Selda
Tehsil headquarters	Erki	22 km
District headquarters	Khunti	22 km
Nearest railway station	Chakradharpur	37 km

Villages closest to Selda

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

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Common questions about Selda

As per the Census of India 2011, Selda village had a population of 481. That makes it the 59th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Selda village has 231 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selda has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Selda is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selda covers 328 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Selda falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Selda is Chakradharpur, about 37 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Selda.

Selda is about 22 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selda is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Erki is about 22 km away. Khunti is about 22 km away. Chakradharpur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.