# Selur Village, Paramathi-Velur, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Paramathi-Velur, Namakkal 

# Selur

Selur is a village in Paramathi-Velur sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637208**. The 2011 Census counted **3,152 people in 934 households**, the 14th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 3,152people (2011)
- 934households
- 66.9%literacy
- 637208PIN code

## Selur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Selur is 637208.** Selur falls in Paramathi-Velur sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code637208
- Gram panchayatSelur
- Community development blockKabilarmalai
- Census village code634760

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

## How far is Selur from nearby towns?

- Paramathi Velur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Namakkal (district HQ)26 km by road
- Pandamangalam (nearest town)6 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 Selur?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Selur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●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 · Pilikal Palayam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Velur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Velur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Selur known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, tapioca and corn**. Products made here include jaggery. About 74% of the 586 hectares of village land is sown, and 433 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 Selur

Of every 100 households in Selur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Selur · ■ Paramathi-Velur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**53%

Tap water ****69%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**45%

Use banking services ****53%**

**56%

Television ****89%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****56%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****92%**

**89%

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 Selur?

■ Selur · ■ Paramathi-Velur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**895

Working population ****57.3%**

**58.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 55.9% for women. 64% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 345 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 559 (31%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 336 (19%) · **■** Marginal 536 (30%)

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 Paramathi-Velur

- Kabilakkurichi3,775 people
- Nanjai Edayar3,690 people
- Pillikalpalayam3,300 people
- Gopanampalayam3,217 people
- Sittampoondi3,131 people
- Nadandai2,838 people
- Irukkur2,733 people
- Kolaram2,690 people

[All 61 villages in Paramathi-Velur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/paramathi-velur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Selur?637208
- How far is Selur from Namakkal?26 km by road
- What is the population of Selur?3,152 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Selur in?Namakkal district (Paramathi-Velur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Selur?66.9% (Census 2011)
