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About Selpu Khasmahal Village

Selpu Khasmahal is a mid sized village in Kurseong tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,959, made up of 1,027 males and 932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selpu Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selpu Khasmahal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kurseong
Pincode 734008
Area (hectares) 363.41 hectares
Population 1,959
Male Population 1,027
Female Population 932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Selpu Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Selpu Khasmahal is the 12th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,240 residents. Its 363.41 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Selpu Khasmahal

Selpu Khasmahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Selpu Khasmahal as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Raki Forest, Rohini Tea Garden, Rolak Khasmahal and Saptiguri Khelaghar Tea Garden. 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 Selpu Khasmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Selpu Khasmahal village had a population of 1,959. That makes it the 12th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,240 residents.

Selpu Khasmahal village has 1,027 males and 932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selpu Khasmahal has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Selpu Khasmahal is 734008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selpu Khasmahal covers 363.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Selpu Khasmahal falls under Kurseong tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Selpu Khasmahal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Selpu Khasmahal.

Selpu Khasmahal is in Kurseong tehsil of Darjiling 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 Selpu Khasmahal today is likely to be higher.

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