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About Selanayakkanpatti Village

Selanayakkanpatti is a large village in Peraiyur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,831, made up of 1,449 males and 1,382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 663.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625535, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selanayakkanpatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selanayakkanpatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Peraiyur
Pincode 625535
Area (hectares) 663.42 hectares
Population 2,831
Male Population 1,449
Female Population 1,382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Selanayakkanpatti compares

By the 2011 count Selanayakkanpatti is the 22nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,337 residents. Its 663.42 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Selanayakkanpatti

Selanayakkanpatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Selanayakkanpatti 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 Selanayakkanpatti from other places

Selanayakkanpatti lies about 54 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Srivilliputtur, about 17 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 Selanayakkanpatti
Tehsil headquarters Peraiyur 14 km
Nearest town Srivilliputhur 16 km
Nearest railway station Srivilliputtur 17 km
District headquarters Madurai 54 km

Villages closest to Selanayakkanpatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Selanayakkanpatti village had a population of 2,831. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,337 residents.

Selanayakkanpatti village has 1,449 males and 1,382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selanayakkanpatti has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Selanayakkanpatti is 625535. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selanayakkanpatti covers 663.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Selanayakkanpatti falls under Peraiyur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Selanayakkanpatti is Srivilliputtur, about 17 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 Selanayakkanpatti.

Selanayakkanpatti is about 54 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selanayakkanpatti is in Peraiyur tehsil of Madurai district. Peraiyur is about 14 km away. Srivilliputhur is about 16 km away. Srivilliputtur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadaneri (under 2 km), Vaiyur (3.3 km) and Lakshmipuram (5.5 km).

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

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