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About Selimpur Village

Selimpur is one of the larger villages in Kaliachak I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,315, made up of 3,280 males and 3,035 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selimpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selimpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Kaliachak I
Pincode 732206
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 6,315
Male Population 3,280
Female Population 3,035
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Selimpur compares

By the 2011 count Selimpur is the 18th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,491 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 49 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Selimpur

Selimpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Selimpur 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Paharpur, Purba Chandpur, Purba Krishnapur and Purba Lakshmipur. 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 Selimpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Selimpur village had a population of 6,315. That makes it the 18th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,491 residents.

Selimpur village has 3,280 males and 3,035 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selimpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Selimpur is 732206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selimpur covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 49 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Selimpur falls under Kaliachak I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

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

Selimpur is in Kaliachak I tehsil of Maldah 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 Selimpur today is likely to be higher.

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