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About Selimabad Village

Selimabad is a small village in Bansihari tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 245 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, 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 Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Bansihari
Pincode 733121
Area (hectares) 90.84 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 245
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Selimabad compares

By the 2011 count Selimabad is the 98th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 883 residents. Its 90.84 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Selimabad

Selimabad is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Selimabad as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Samaspur, Sankarpur, Sarai and Sardarpur. 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 482. That makes it the 98th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 883 residents.

Selimabad village has 245 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selimabad has about 967 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Selimabad is 733121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selimabad covers 90.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Selimabad falls under Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Selimabad.

Selimabad is in Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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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