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About Selbalgre Village

Selbalgre is a small village in Dalu tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 74 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,257 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selbalgre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selbalgre village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Dalu
Pincode 794103
Population 167
Male Population 74
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,257
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 Selbalgre compares

By the 2011 count Selbalgre is the 122nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Selbalgre

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

Selbalgre lies about 31 km from West Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Dhubri, about 76 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 Selbalgre
Tehsil headquarters Dalu 23 km
Nearest town Tura 25 km
District headquarters West Garo Hills 31 km
Nearest railway station Dhubri 76 km

Villages closest to Selbalgre

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Selbalgre village had a population of 167. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Selbalgre village has 74 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selbalgre has about 1257 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Selbalgre is 794103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selbalgre falls under Dalu tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Selbalgre is Dhubri, about 76 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 Selbalgre.

Selbalgre is about 31 km from West Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selbalgre is in Dalu tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Dalu is about 23 km away. Tura is about 25 km away. West Garo Hills is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Genapara (5.6 km), Kherapara Alda (14 km) and Kherapara Nokat (14 km).

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

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