About Selavadi Village

Selavadi is one of the larger villages in Omalur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,400, made up of 3,371 males and 3,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 809.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selavadi village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Omalur
Pincode	636501
Area (hectares)	809.47 hectares
Population	6,400
Male Population	3,371
Female Population	3,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Selavadi compares

By the 2011 count Selavadi is the 24th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,944 residents. Its 809.47 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Selavadi

Selavadi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Selavadi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Selavadi from other places

Selavadi lies about 26 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Tolasampatti, about 9.6 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 Selavadi
Nearest town	Tāramangalam	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Tolasampatti	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Omalur	14 km
District headquarters	Salem	26 km

Villages closest to Selavadi

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.

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Common questions about Selavadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Selavadi village had a population of 6,400. That makes it the 24th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,944 residents.

Selavadi village has 3,371 males and 3,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selavadi has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Selavadi is 636501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selavadi covers 809.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Selavadi is Tolasampatti, about 9.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Selavadi.

Selavadi is about 26 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selavadi is in Omalur tehsil of Salem district. Tāramangalam is about 5.6 km away. Tolasampatti is about 9.6 km away. Omalur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.