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About Selimabad Village

Selimabad is one of the larger villages in Jamalpur tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,491, made up of 2,769 males and 2,722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selimabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selimabad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Jamalpur
Pincode 713408
Area (hectares) 342.21 hectares
Population 5,491
Male Population 2,769
Female Population 2,722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Selimabad compares

By the 2011 count Selimabad is the 9th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents. Its 342.21 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Selimabad

Selimabad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Selimabad 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sahhosenpur, Sajipur, Sanchra and Sarangpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Selimabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Selimabad village had a population of 5,491. That makes it the 9th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents.

Selimabad village has 2,769 males and 2,722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selimabad has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Selimabad is 713408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selimabad covers 342.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Selimabad falls under Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Selimabad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Selimabad.

Selimabad is in Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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