In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Selbit had a population of 296, all Muslims, increasing in the 1931 census, when it was counted together with Bayt Shanna, to 406, still all Muslims, in a total of 71 houses.

The houses in Salbit were made of adobe and stone and were grouped around the village center where the mosque, suq and elementary school was located.
The school, built in 1947, had 47 students.
The villagers made their living by agriculture and the raising of livestock.
The village's drinking water came from a local well.

In the 1945 statistics, the population was 510, all Muslims, while the total land area was 6,111 dunams, according to an official land and population survey.
Of this, a total of 4,066  dunums of land were used for cereals, 16 dunums were plantations or  irrigated land, while 31 dunams were classified as built-up public areas.
In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Selbit had a population of 296, all Muslims, increasing in the 1931 census, when it was counted together with Bayt Shanna, to 406, still all Muslims, in a total of 71 houses.
The houses in Salbit were made of adobe and stone and were grouped around the village center where the mosque, suq and elementary school was located. The school, built in 1947, had 47 students. The villagers made their living by agriculture and the raising of livestock. The village's drinking water came from a local well.
In the 1945 statistics, the population was 510, all Muslims, while the total land area was 6,111 dunams, according to an official land and population survey. Of this, a total of 4,066  dunums of land were used for cereals, 16 dunums were plantations or  irrigated land, while 31 dunams were classified as built-up public areas.
Salbit