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About Sellur Village

Sellur is a mid sized village in Kodavasal tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,888, made up of 924 males and 964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sellur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sellur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Kodavasal
Pincode 613705
Area (hectares) 329.09 hectares
Population 1,888
Male Population 924
Female Population 964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sellur compares

By the 2011 count Sellur is the 36th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents. Its 329.09 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Sellur

Sellur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sellur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sellur from other places

Sellur lies about 19 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Koradacheri, about 4.9 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 Sellur
Nearest railway station Koradacheri 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kodavasal 5.9 km
Nearest town Koothanallur 11 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 19 km

Villages closest to Sellur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sellur village had a population of 1,888. That makes it the 36th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents.

Sellur village has 924 males and 964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sellur has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Sellur is 613705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sellur covers 329.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sellur falls under Kodavasal tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sellur is Koradacheri, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sellur is about 19 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sellur is in Kodavasal tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Koradacheri is about 4.9 km away. Kodavasal is about 5.9 km away. Koothanallur 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 Thirukkalambur (under 2 km), Meladichamangalam (1.5 km) and Kamukakudi (1.8 km).

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

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