# Selimabad Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Selimabad

Selimabad is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,491 people in 1,282 households**, the 9th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 5,491people (2011)
- 1,282households
- 79.8%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Selimabad

Of every 100 households in Selimabad in 2011, 71 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Selimabad · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**46%

Tap water ****25%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**84%

Use banking services ****75%**

**65%

Television ****34%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Selimabad?

■ Selimabad · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**982

Working population ****42.2%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 75.8% for women. 63% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 594 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 713 (31%) · **■** Household industry 210 (9%) · **■** Other work 382 (16%) · **■** Marginal 417 (18%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jamalpur

- Shura6,384 people
- Nabagram6,298 people
- Kalera6,236 people
- Amra6,038 people
- Balarampur5,490 people
- Abujhati4,611 people
- Masagram4,310 people
- Pranballabhpur4,270 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Selimabad?5,491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Selimabad in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Selimabad?79.8% (Census 2011)