About Selampur Village

Selampur is a large village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,471, made up of 2,311 males and 2,160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selampur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Goghat II
Pincode	712122
Area (hectares)	362.8 hectares
Population	4,471
Male Population	2,311
Female Population	2,160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
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 Selampur compares

By the 2011 count Selampur is the 6th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 362.8 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Selampur

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

Selampur lies about 18 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Serampore, about under 2 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 Selampur
Nearest railway station	Serampore	under 2 km
Nearest town	Shrīrāmpur	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goghat II	18 km
District headquarters	Hugli	18 km

Villages closest to Selampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Selampur village had a population of 4,471. That makes it the 6th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Selampur village has 2,311 males and 2,160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selampur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Selampur is 712122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selampur covers 362.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Selampur falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Selampur is Serampore, about under 2 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 Selampur.

Selampur is about 18 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selampur is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district. Serampore is about under 2 km away. Shrīrāmpur is about under 2 km away. Goghat II is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.