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About Selda Village

Selda is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 264 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, 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 Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 230 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 264
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
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 Selda compares

By the 2011 count Selda is the 59th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 230 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Selda

Selda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Selda 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 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 Murhu 18 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 Murhu 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 Selda

As per the Census of India 2011, Selda village had a population of 509. That makes it the 59th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Selda village has 264 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selda has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Selda is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selda covers 230 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Selda falls under Murhu 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 18 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.

The closest recorded villages are Jilingkel (3.5 km), Rugri (4.3 km) and Khatanga (4.8 km).

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

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