According to the 2011 census of India, Selam has 209 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 98.86%.[2]
The population was recorded to be an increase with 1, 370 people recorded.[3]
Demographics (2011 Census)[2]
| Total | Male | Female |
| Population | 1017 | 524 | 493 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 228 | 123 | 105 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 963 | 496 | 467 |
| Literates | 780 | 397 | 383 |
| Workers (all) | 472 | 239 | 233 |
| Main workers (total) | 463 | 234 | 229 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 430 | 211 | 219 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 33 | 23 | 10 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Non-workers | 545 | 285 | 260 |