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About Selahata Village

Selahata is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 567 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.57 hectares hectares.

Selahata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selahata village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Area (hectares) 163.57 hectares
Population 1,153
Male Population 567
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
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 Selahata compares

By the 2011 count Selahata is the 80th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 163.57 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Selahata

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

Selahata lies about 25 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 7.2 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 Selahata
Nearest railway station Lusa 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 11 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 25 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 25 km

Villages closest to Selahata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Selahata village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 80th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Selahata village has 567 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selahata has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Selahata covers 163.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Selahata falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Selahata is Lusa, about 7.2 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 Selahata.

Selahata is about 25 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selahata is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Lusa is about 7.2 km away. Ghorawal is about 11 km away. Sonbhadra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silahta (under 2 km), Jogani (under 2 km) and Kathapura (1.5 km).

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

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