# Selimabad Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Selimabad

Selimabad is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **482 people in 117 households**, the 98th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 482people (2011)
- 117households
- 81.5%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Selimabad

Of every 100 households in Selimabad in 2011, 48 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Selimabad · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**58%

Tap water ****27%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**89%

Use banking services ****41%**

**32%

Television ****28%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**972

Working population ****30.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 76.7% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (10%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Bansihari

- Uttar Daulatpur511 people
- Suripukur505 people
- Kelna501 people
- Bhingaldaha489 people
- Chaugharia471 people
- Krishnabati470 people
- Alipur468 people
- Mahadipur461 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Selimabad?482 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Selimabad in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Selimabad?81.5% (Census 2011)