# Sellur Village, Thirunallar Taluk, Karaikal (Puducherry) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/thirunallar-taluk/sellur/ Village · Thirunallar Taluk, Karaikal # Sellur Sellur is a village in Thirunallar Taluk sub-district of Karaikal district, Puducherry, PIN code **609607**. The 2011 Census counted **2,482 people in 670 households**, the 10th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%. - 2,482people (2011) - 670households - 80.9%literacy - 609607PIN code ## Sellur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sellur is 609607.** Sellur falls in Thirunallar Taluk sub-district, Karaikal district, Puducherry. - PIN code609607 - Gram panchayatSellur - Community development blockKaraikal Cd Block - Census village code645010 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sellur from nearby towns? - Karaikal (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Karaikal (district HQ)8 km by road - Karaikal (nearest town)8 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Sellur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Sellur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thirunallar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karaikal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirumalairayanpattinam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sellur known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and black gram**. Products made here include toilet articles. About 34% of the 320 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sellur Of every 100 households in Sellur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sellur · ■ Thirunallar Taluk rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****35%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **54% Tap water ****94%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **46% Use banking services ****57%** **71% Television ****69%** **72% Mobile phone ****61%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****29%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****14%** **10% Own their home ****85%** **82% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Sellur? ■ Sellur · ■ Thirunallar Taluk rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **84.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051** **1039 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047** **933 Working population ****32.4%** **34.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 73.5% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 12 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (32%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 386 (48%) · **■** Marginal 148 (18%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Thirunallar Taluk - Sethur3,890 people - Nallazhundur3,575 people - Pettai3,192 people - Ponbethy2,604 people - Thennankudy2,321 people - Thevamapuram2,305 people - Puthakudy2,304 people - Melakasakudy2,140 people [All 16 villages in Thirunallar Taluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/thirunallar-taluk/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sellur?609607 - How far is Sellur from Karaikal?8 km by road - What is the population of Sellur?2,482 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sellur in?Karaikal district (Thirunallar Taluk sub-district), Puducherry - What is the literacy rate of Sellur?80.9% (Census 2011)