# Sellakkakuppam, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram – Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/sellakkakuppam/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Sellakkakuppam Sellakkakuppam is a village in [Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/) sub-district of [Viluppuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **606402**. The 2011 Census counted **45 people in 11 households**, the 178th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 45people (2011) - 11households - 80.5%literacy - 606402PIN code ## Sellakkakuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sellakkakuppam is 606402.** Sellakkakuppam falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606402 - Gram panchayatVaragur - Community development blockSankarapuram - Census village code633328 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sellakkakuppam from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)110 km by road - Sankarapuram (nearest town)8 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 Sellakkakuppam? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Sellakkakuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Viriyur - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Viriyur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Viriyur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sankarapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Sellakkakuppam known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 55% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Sellakkakuppam Of every 100 households in Sellakkakuppam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sellakkakuppam · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **92% Toilet within the home ****0%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **87% Tap water ****64%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **77% Use banking services ****82%** **49% Television ****73%** **76% Mobile phone ****73%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****54%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **10% Own their home ****100%** **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 Sellakkakuppam? ■ Sellakkakuppam · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1143** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3000** **939 Working population ****40.0%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 81.0% for women. 43% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Farm labourers 10 (56%) · **■** Other work 8 (44%) 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 Sankarapuram - Vazhakuli203 people - Poottai RF190 people - Kanankadu R.F.187 people - Rangappanur RF156 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sellakkakuppam?606402 - How far is Sellakkakuppam from Viluppuram?110 km by road - What is the population of Sellakkakuppam?45 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sellakkakuppam in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sellakkakuppam?80.5% (Census 2011)