About Seldag Village

Seldag is a small village in Manika tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 164 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Seldag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Seldag village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Manika
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	235 hectares
Population	314
Male Population	164
Female Population	150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
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 Seldag compares

By the 2011 count Seldag is the 65th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents. Its 235 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Seldag

Seldag is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Seldag 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 Seldag from other places

Seldag lies about 24 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bendi, about 22 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 Seldag
Nearest railway station	Bendi	22 km
District headquarters	Latehar	24 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manika	33 km

Villages closest to Seldag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Seldag village had a population of 314. That makes it the 65th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents.

Seldag village has 164 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seldag has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Seldag is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Seldag covers 235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Seldag falls under Manika tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Seldag is Bendi, about 22 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 Seldag.

Seldag is about 24 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Seldag is in Manika tehsil of Latehar district. Bendi is about 22 km away. Latehar is about 24 km away. Lātehār is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.