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About Seli Sama Village

Seli Sama is a small village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 56 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,214 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Seli Sama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Seli Sama village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263633
Area (hectares) 389.21 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 56
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,214
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Seli Sama compares

By the 2011 count Seli Sama is the 113th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 389.21 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Seli Sama

Seli Sama is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Seli Sama as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Seli Sama from other places

Seli Sama lies about 29 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 91 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 Seli Sama
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 12 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 29 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 47 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 91 km

Villages closest to Seli Sama

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kapkot 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 Seli Sama

As per the Census of India 2011, Seli Sama village had a population of 124. That makes it the 113th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Seli Sama village has 56 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seli Sama has about 1214 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Seli Sama is 263633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Seli Sama covers 389.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Seli Sama falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Seli Sama is Kathgodam, about 91 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Seli Sama.

Seli Sama is about 29 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Seli Sama is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 12 km away. Bageshwar is about 29 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sama (under 2 km), Siri (2.4 km) and Bhanar (2.7 km).

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

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