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About Sellum Village

Sellum is a small village in Munchingi Puttu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 73 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sellum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sellum village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Munchingi Puttu
Pincode 531040
Area (hectares) 63 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 73
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sellum compares

By the 2011 count Sellum is the 103rd largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1130.

Getting to Sellum

Sellum is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sellum as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Saradhi, Sarasangi, Sariyapalle and Sariyaputtu. 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 Sellum

As per the Census of India 2011, Sellum village had a population of 141. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Sellum village has 73 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sellum has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1130.

The pincode recorded for Sellum is 531040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sellum covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sellum falls under Munchingi Puttu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The census record for Sellum notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sellum.

Sellum is in Munchingi Puttu tehsil of Visakhapatnam 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 Sellum today is likely to be higher.

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