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About Selhari Village

Selhari is one of the larger villages in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,742, made up of 3,063 males and 2,679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 601.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selhari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Pincode 271503
Area (hectares) 601.32 hectares
Population 5,742
Male Population 3,063
Female Population 2,679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Selhari compares

By the 2011 count Selhari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 601.32 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Selhari

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

Selhari lies about 28 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Sarju, about 12 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 Selhari
Nearest railway station Sarju 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 13 km
District headquarters Gonda 28 km

Villages closest to Selhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Selhari village had a population of 5,742. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Selhari village has 3,063 males and 2,679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selhari has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Selhari is 271503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selhari covers 601.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Selhari falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Selhari is Sarju, about 12 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 Selhari.

Selhari is about 28 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selhari is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Sarju is about 12 km away. Colonelganj is about 13 km away. Gonda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bas Bhariya (under 2 km), Belahari (under 2 km) and Bhagahariya Puremitai (under 2 km).

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

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