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About Selavan Village

Selavan is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 39 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selavan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selavan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 35.4 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 39
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
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 Selavan compares

By the 2011 count Selavan is the 159th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 35.4 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Selavan

Selavan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Selavan 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 Selavan from other places

Selavan lies about 24 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 60 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 Selavan
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 19 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 24 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 24 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 60 km

Villages closest to Selavan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Selavan village had a population of 82. That makes it the 159th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Selavan village has 39 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selavan has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Selavan is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selavan covers 35.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Selavan falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Selavan is Kathgodam, about 60 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 Selavan.

Selavan is about 24 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selavan is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 19 km away. Pithoragarh is about 24 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sela Duth Khola (under 2 km), Harari (2.9 km) and Birtola (3.4 km).

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

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