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About Sellappampatti Village

Sellappampatti is a mid sized village in Sankari tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,255, made up of 638 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sellappampatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sellappampatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Sankari
Pincode 637103
Area (hectares) 357.01 hectares
Population 1,255
Male Population 638
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sellappampatti compares

By the 2011 count Sellappampatti is the 30th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents. Its 357.01 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 958.

Getting to Sellappampatti

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

Sellappampatti lies about 26 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Magudanchavadi, about 5.0 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 Sellappampatti
Nearest railway station Magudanchavadi 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankari 11 km
Nearest town Sankagiri 11 km
District headquarters Salem 26 km

Villages closest to Sellappampatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sellappampatti village had a population of 1,255. That makes it the 30th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents.

Sellappampatti village has 638 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sellappampatti has about 967 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 958.

The pincode recorded for Sellappampatti is 637103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sellappampatti covers 357.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sellappampatti falls under Sankari tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sellappampatti is Magudanchavadi, about 5.0 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 Sellappampatti.

Sellappampatti 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.

Sellappampatti is in Sankari tehsil of Salem district. Magudanchavadi is about 5.0 km away. Sankari is about 11 km away. Sankagiri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vaikuntam (under 2 km), Agraharam Talaiyur (1.5 km) and Irugalur (2.3 km).

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

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