# Seliamedu Village, Bahour Taluk, Puducherry (Puducherry)

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Village · Bahour Taluk, Puducherry 

# Seliamedu

Seliamedu is a village in Bahour Taluk sub-district of Puducherry district, Puducherry, PIN code **607402**. The 2011 Census counted **5,984 people in 1,426 households**, the 10th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 5,984people (2011)
- 1,426households
- 79.9%literacy
- 607402PIN code

## Seliamedu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Seliamedu is 607402.** Seliamedu falls in Bahour Taluk sub-district, Puducherry district, Puducherry.

- PIN code607402
- Gram panchayatSeliamedu , Kudiyiruppupalayam
- Community development blockAriankuppam Cd Block
- Census village code644973

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Seliamedu from nearby towns?

- Bahour (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Puducherry (district HQ)19 km by road
- Cuddalore (nearest town)12 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 Seliamedu?

24 services counted by the Census are inside Seliamedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bahour
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Uruvaiyar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Outchimedu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 Seliamedu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, casuarina and capioca**. Products made here include shampoo. About 74% of the 464 hectares of village land is sown, and 327 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 Seliamedu

Of every 100 households in Seliamedu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Seliamedu · ■ Bahour Taluk rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**63%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**65%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**24%

Use banking services ****82%**

**66%

Television ****79%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**10%

Own their home ****85%**

**83%

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 Seliamedu?

■ Seliamedu · ■ Bahour Taluk rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**954

Working population ****40.1%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 73.3% for women. 54% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 795 (33%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 924 (39%) · **■** Marginal 587 (24%)

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 Bahour Taluk

- Kariamanickam7,685 people
- Kuruvinatham7,289 people
- Karikalampakkam6,558 people
- Nettapakkam6,331 people
- Pandasozhanur5,643 people
- Pillaiarkuppam5,309 people
- Eripakkam4,703 people
- Karaiyambuthur4,518 people

[All 22 villages in Bahour Taluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/puducherry/bahour-taluk/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Seliamedu?607402
- How far is Seliamedu from Puducherry?19 km by road
- What is the population of Seliamedu?5,984 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Seliamedu in?Puducherry district (Bahour Taluk sub-district), Puducherry
- What is the literacy rate of Seliamedu?79.9% (Census 2011)