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About Selmali Village

Selmali is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 182 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1044.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selmali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selmali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262555
Area (hectares) 1044.43 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 182
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
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 Selmali compares

By the 2011 count Selmali is the 27th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 1044.43 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Selmali

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

Selmali lies about 22 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 80 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 Selmali
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 22 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 22 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 22 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 80 km

Villages closest to Selmali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Selmali village had a population of 378. That makes it the 27th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Selmali village has 182 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selmali has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Selmali is 262555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selmali covers 1044.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Selmali falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Selmali is Tanakpur, about 80 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 Selmali.

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

Selmali is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 22 km away. Pithoragarh is about 22 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaliya R F (under 2 km), Khetali (under 2 km) and Matyali (under 2 km).

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

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