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About Selmabad Village

Selmabad is one of the larger villages in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,266, made up of 2,741 males and 2,525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 633.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721454, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selmabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selmabad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Pincode 721454
Area (hectares) 633.99 hectares
Population 5,266
Male Population 2,741
Female Population 2,525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Selmabad compares

By the 2011 count Selmabad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 633.99 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Selmabad

Selmabad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Selmabad 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. The nearest villages by name are Sanmaji Gaon, Sanya, Sarbhum and Saridaspur. 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 Selmabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Selmabad village had a population of 5,266. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Selmabad village has 2,741 males and 2,525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selmabad has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Selmabad is 721454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selmabad covers 633.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Selmabad falls under Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Selmabad notes the nearest railway station 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 Selmabad.

Selmabad is in Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Selmabad today is likely to be higher.

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