About Selam Village

Selam is a mid sized village in Ngopa tehsil, in the district of Champhai, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,017, made up of 524 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 796290, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selam village
Description	Value
State	Mizoram
District	Champhai
Tehsil	Ngopa
Pincode	796290
Population	1,017
Male Population	524
Female Population	493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Selam compares

By the 2011 count Selam is the 7th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,249 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Selam

Selam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Selam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Selam from other places

Selam lies about 31 km from Champhai, and the nearest railway station is Mualkhang, about 65 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 Selam
Tehsil headquarters	Ngopa	12 km
District headquarters	Champhai	31 km
Nearest town	Ngūr	31 km
Nearest railway station	Mualkhang	65 km

Villages closest to Selam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Selam village had a population of 1,017. That makes it the 7th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,249 residents.

Selam village has 524 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selam has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Selam is 796290. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selam falls under Ngopa tehsil of Champhai district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to Selam is Mualkhang, about 65 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Selam.

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

Selam is in Ngopa tehsil of Champhai district. Ngopa is about 12 km away. Champhai is about 31 km away. Ngūr is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.