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About Sekkarapatti Village

Sekkarapatti is a large village in Omalur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,319, made up of 1,285 males and 1,034 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sekkarapatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekkarapatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Omalur
Pincode 636352
Area (hectares) 610.38 hectares
Population 2,319
Male Population 1,285
Female Population 1,034
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sekkarapatti compares

By the 2011 count Sekkarapatti is the 62nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,944 residents. Its 610.38 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Sekkarapatti

Sekkarapatti is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sekkarapatti 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sekkarapatti from other places

Sekkarapatti lies about 34 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Toppur, about 3.2 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 Sekkarapatti
Nearest railway station Toppur 3.2 km
Nearest town Mechcheri 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Omalur 24 km
District headquarters Salem 34 km

Villages closest to Sekkarapatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekkarapatti village had a population of 2,319. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,944 residents.

Sekkarapatti village has 1,285 males and 1,034 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekkarapatti has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Sekkarapatti is 636352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sekkarapatti covers 610.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sekkarapatti falls under Omalur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sekkarapatti is Toppur, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Sekkarapatti is about 34 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sekkarapatti is in Omalur tehsil of Salem district. Toppur is about 3.2 km away. Mechcheri is about 21 km away. Omalur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Elathur (8.6 km), Elathur R F (8.6 km) and Lokkur R F (8.8 km).

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

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