# Sellampattu Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram 

# Sellampattu

Sellampattu is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606207**. The 2011 Census counted **2,299 people in 557 households**, the 61st largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 2,299people (2011)
- 557households
- 69.6%literacy
- 606207PIN code

## Sellampattu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sellampattu is 606207.** Sellampattu falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606207
- Gram panchayatSellampattu
- Community development blockSankarapuram
- Census village code633418

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

## How far is Sellampattu from nearby towns?

- Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)105 km by road
- Vadakkanandal (nearest town)9 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 Sellampattu?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn 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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kacharapalayam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Sellampattu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and tapioca**. About 67% of the 808 hectares of village land is sown, and 545 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 Sellampattu

Of every 100 households in Sellampattu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sellampattu · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**87%

Tap water ****99%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**73%

Use banking services ****52%**

**50%

Television ****81%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**7%

Own their home ****89%**

**94%

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 Sellampattu?

■ Sellampattu · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**918

Working population ****43.3%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 59.4% for women. 62% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 297 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 445 (45%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 107 (11%) · **■** Marginal 122 (12%)

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 Kallakkurichi

- Thimmalai2,367 people
- Poondi2,360 people
- Madur2,336 people
- Velakurichi2,319 people
- Kadathur2,289 people
- Thensiruvalur2,278 people
- Eliyathur2,274 people
- Kanangur2,270 people

[All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sellampattu?606207
- How far is Sellampattu from Viluppuram?105 km by road
- What is the population of Sellampattu?2,299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sellampattu in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sellampattu?69.6% (Census 2011)
