About Selugai Village

Selugai is a mid sized village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 758, made up of 393 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623538, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Selugai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Selugai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Tehsil	Devakottai
Pincode	623538
Area (hectares)	239.65 hectares
Population	758
Male Population	393
Female Population	365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Selugai compares

By the 2011 count Selugai is the 53rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 239.65 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Selugai

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

Selugai lies about 45 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, about 33 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 Selugai
Tehsil headquarters	Devakottai	22 km
Nearest railway station	Kallal	33 km
District headquarters	Sivaganga	45 km

Villages closest to Selugai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Selugai village had a population of 758. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Selugai village has 393 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Selugai has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Selugai is 623538. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Selugai covers 239.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Selugai falls under Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Selugai is Kallal, about 33 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 Selugai.

Selugai is about 45 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Selugai is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai is about 22 km away. Kallal is about 33 km away. Sivaganga is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.