Village · Munchingi Puttu, Visakhapatnam
# Sellum

Sellum is a village in Munchingi Puttu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531040. The 2011 Census counted 141 people in 39 households, the 112th largest of 303 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.1%.
- 141 people (2011)
- 39 households
- 42.1% literacy
- 531040 PIN code

## Sellum PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sellum is 531040. Sellum falls in Munchingi Puttu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531040
- Gram panchayat Enuguray
- Community development block Munchingi Puttu
- Census village code 583465

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sellum from nearby towns?
- Munchingi Puttu (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 178 km by road
- Jeypore (nearest town) 130 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sellum?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sellum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Nitta Puttu
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Munchingi Puttu
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Paderu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Paderu
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sellum known for?

About 61% of the 63 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sellum

Of every 100 households in Sellum in 2011, 98 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sellum · ■ Munchingi Puttu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 67%
- Toilet within the home 2% 3%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 95%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 2%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 42% 42%
- Television 17% 11%
- Mobile phone 29% 10%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 54% 75%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sellum?

■ Sellum · ■ Munchingi Puttu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 42.1% 39.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 932 1067
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 588 997
- Working population 70.9% 58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 25.9% for women. 67% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 8 (8%) · ■ Other work 7 (7%) · ■ Marginal 85 (85%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Munchingi Puttu
- Bangaru Puttu 148 people
- Malakariputtu 147 people
- Boddagondi 143 people
- Kondrangivalasa 141 people
- Garram 139 people
- Ranginiguda 139 people
- Sojjavada 139 people
- Mondigumma 138 people

All 325 villages in Munchingi Puttu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sellum? 531040
- How far is Sellum from Visakhapatnam? 178 km by road
- What is the population of Sellum? 141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sellum in? Visakhapatnam district (Munchingi Puttu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sellum? 42.1% (Census 2011)

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