About Selhra Village

Selhra is a mid sized village in Basti tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,942, made up of 993 males and 949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selhra village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Basti
Pincode	272301
Area (hectares)	180.4 hectares
Population	1,942
Male Population	993
Female Population	949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
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 Selhra compares

By the 2011 count Selhra is the 64th largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 180.4 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Selhra

Selhra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Selhra 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 Selhra from other places

Selhra lies about 22 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Munderwa, about 18 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 Selhra
Nearest railway station	Munderwa	18 km
Nearest town	Tāndā	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basti	22 km

Villages closest to Selhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Selhra village had a population of 1,942. That makes it the 64th largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Selhra village has 993 males and 949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selhra has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Selhra is 272301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selhra covers 180.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Selhra falls under Basti tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Selhra is Munderwa, about 18 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 Selhra.

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

Selhra is in Basti tehsil of Basti district. Munderwa is about 18 km away. Tāndā is about 20 km away. Basti is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.