About Selahat Village

Selahat is a small village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 155 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selahat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selahat village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Mayureswar II
Pincode	731234
Area (hectares)	51.88 hectares
Population	294
Male Population	155
Female Population	139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Selahat compares

By the 2011 count Selahat is the 103rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 51.88 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Selahat

Selahat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Selahat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Selahat from other places

Selahat lies about 14 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 11 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 Selahat
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	11 km
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mayureswar II	14 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	14 km

Villages closest to Selahat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar II 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.

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Common questions about Selahat

As per the Census of India 2011, Selahat village had a population of 294. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Selahat village has 155 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selahat has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Selahat is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selahat covers 51.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Selahat falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Selahat is Rampurhat Junction, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Selahat.

Selahat is about 14 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selahat is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 11 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 11 km away. Mayureswar II is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.