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About Selambai Village

Selambai is a small village in Harur tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 115 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,174 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636906, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selambai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selambai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Harur
Pincode 636906
Area (hectares) 105.93 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 115
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,174
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 Selambai compares

By the 2011 count Selambai is the 137th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 105.93 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Selambai

Selambai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Selambai 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Selambai from other places

Selambai lies about 62 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Peddanayakkanpalaiyam, about 36 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 Selambai
Nearest town Vadakkanandal 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Harur 27 km
Nearest railway station Peddanayakkanpalaiyam 36 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 62 km

Villages closest to Selambai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harur 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 Selambai

As per the Census of India 2011, Selambai village had a population of 250. That makes it the 137th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Selambai village has 115 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selambai has about 1174 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Selambai is 636906. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selambai covers 105.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Selambai falls under Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Selambai is Peddanayakkanpalaiyam, about 36 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Selambai.

Selambai is about 62 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selambai is in Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Vadakkanandal is about 22 km away. Harur is about 27 km away. Peddanayakkanpalaiyam is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Avallur (1.5 km), Thekkanampatti (1.8 km) and Kottapatti Extension R F (7.5 km).

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

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