# Sellur Village, Mudukulathur, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/mudukulathur/sellur/ Village · Mudukulathur, Ramanathapuram # Sellur Sellur is a village in Mudukulathur sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623712**. The 2011 Census counted **3,418 people in 862 households**, the 9th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 3,418people (2011) - 862households - 75.7%literacy - 623712PIN code ## Sellur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sellur is 623712.** Sellur falls in Mudukulathur sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623712 - Gram panchayatSellur, Siruthala - Community development blockMudukulathur - Census village code641968 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? - Mudukulathur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)47 km by road - Paramakudi (nearest town)20 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? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sellur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 school5–10 km · Keelathoval - ○Degree college10+ km · Vilangalathur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kavanur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Sellur known for? The main crops are **paddy, green chilli and cotton**. About 58% of the 1,446 hectares of village land is sown, and 167 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, 81 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sellur · ■ Mudukulathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **87% Toilet within the home ****18%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **84% Tap water ****26%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **88% Use banking services ****8%** **31% Television ****95%** **89% Mobile phone ****64%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 · ■ Mudukulathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012** **980 Working population ****60.1%** **56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 66.7% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,299 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 632 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 83 (4%) · **■** Marginal 38 (2%) 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 Mudukulathur - Ilanchembur3,857 people - Vilangalathur3,847 people - Athankothangudi3,793 people - Keelakulam3,625 people - Vengakurichi3,392 people - Keelachirupodhu3,133 people - Thiruvarangam3,041 people - Pirabakkalur2,963 people [All 45 villages in Mudukulathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/mudukulathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sellur?623712 - How far is Sellur from Ramanathapuram?47 km by road - What is the population of Sellur?3,418 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sellur in?Ramanathapuram district (Mudukulathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sellur?75.7% (Census 2011)