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About Sellakkarichal Village

Sellakkarichal is one of the larger villages in Sulur tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,209, made up of 3,109 males and 3,100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2123.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 641658, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sellakkarichal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sellakkarichal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Sulur
Pincode 641658
Area (hectares) 2123.47 hectares
Population 6,209
Male Population 3,109
Female Population 3,100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sellakkarichal compares

By the 2011 count Sellakkarichal is the 5th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,282 residents. Its 2123.47 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Sellakkarichal

Sellakkarichal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sellakkarichal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sellakkarichal from other places

Sellakkarichal lies about 23 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Sulur Road, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sellakkarichal
Tehsil headquarters Sulur 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Sulur Road 13 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 23 km

Villages closest to Sellakkarichal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sulur tehsil.

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 Sellakkarichal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sellakkarichal village had a population of 6,209. That makes it the 5th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,282 residents.

Sellakkarichal village has 3,109 males and 3,100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sellakkarichal has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Sellakkarichal is 641658. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sellakkarichal covers 2123.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sellakkarichal falls under Sulur tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sellakkarichal is Sulur Road, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sellakkarichal.

Sellakkarichal is about 23 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sellakkarichal is in Sulur tehsil of Coimbatore district. Sulur is about 9.6 km away. Sulur Road is about 13 km away. Coimbatore is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Edayapalayam (4.3 km), Kalangal (6.0 km) and Bogampatti (6.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sellakkarichal today is likely to be higher.

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