# Selai Village, Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/thiruvallur/selai/ Village · Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur # Selai Selai is a village in Thiruvallur sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631203**. The 2011 Census counted **3,405 people in 844 households**, the 23rd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 3,405people (2011) - 844households - 78.2%literacy - 631203PIN code ## Selai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Selai is 631203.** Selai falls in Thiruvallur sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631203 - Gram panchayatSelai - Community development blockThiruvallur - Census village code629057 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Selai from nearby towns? - Thiruvallur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)3 km by road - Thiruvallur (nearest town)3 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 Selai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Selai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Thiruvallur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thiruvallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruvallur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Selai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and pulses**. About 19% of the 362 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Selai Of every 100 households in Selai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Selai · ■ Thiruvallur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****29%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **64% Tap water ****98%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%** **49% Use banking services ****18%** **40% Television ****97%** **91% Mobile phone ****67%** **65% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****39%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **90% 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 Selai? ■ Selai · ■ Thiruvallur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935** **947 Working population ****49.4%** **46.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 70.3% for women. 62% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 70 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (15%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 549 (33%) · **■** Marginal 792 (47%) 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 Thiruvallur - Sevvapettai4,294 people - Mappedu4,205 people - Polivakkam3,698 people - Koduveli3,605 people - Poondi3,315 people - Pinjivakkam3,115 people - Voyalur3,114 people - Puliyur2,996 people [All 138 villages in Thiruvallur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/thiruvallur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Selai?631203 - How far is Selai from Thiruvallur?3 km by road - What is the population of Selai?3,405 (Census 2011) - Which district is Selai in?Thiruvallur district (Thiruvallur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Selai?78.2% (Census 2011)