# Sellankuppam Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram 

# Sellankuppam

Sellankuppam is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605754**. The 2011 Census counted **1,298 people in 304 households**, the 129th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 1,298people (2011)
- 304households
- 67.0%literacy
- 605754PIN code

## Sellankuppam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sellankuppam is 605754.** Sellankuppam falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code605754
- Gram panchayatDevaradiarkuppam
- Community development blockMugaiyur
- Census village code633059

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

## How far is Sellankuppam from nearby towns?

- Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)53 km by road
- Manalurpet (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 Sellankuppam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sellankuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mannalurpettai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Mannalurpettai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Sellankuppam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 59% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Sellankuppam

Of every 100 households in Sellankuppam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sellankuppam · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**88%

Tap water ****99%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**76%

Use banking services ****58%**

**33%

Television ****88%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Sellankuppam?

■ Sellankuppam · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**933

Working population ****50.8%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 57.4% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (12%) · **■** Household industry 24 (4%) · **■** Other work 47 (7%) · **■** Marginal 439 (67%)

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 Tirukkoyilur

- Sadaikatti1,351 people
- Valaiyampattu1,314 people
- Eralur1,308 people
- Madavilagam1,303 people
- Madampoondi1,282 people
- Perichanur1,257 people
- Nerkunam1,239 people
- Kodukkapattu1,238 people

[All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sellankuppam?605754
- How far is Sellankuppam from Viluppuram?53 km by road
- What is the population of Sellankuppam?1,298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sellankuppam in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sellankuppam?67.0% (Census 2011)