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Sellur Population - Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu

Sellur is a large village located in Nagapattinam Taluka of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu with total 943 families residing. The Sellur village has population of 3603 of which 1786 are males while 1817 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sellur village population of children with age 0-6 is 473 which makes up 13.13 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sellur village is 1017 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Sellur as per census is 862, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Sellur village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Sellur village was 78.40 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Sellur Male literacy stands at 85.84 % while female literacy rate was 71.28 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Sellur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Sellur village.

Sellur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 943 - -
Population 3,603 1,786 1,817
Child (0-6) 473 254 219
Schedule Caste 1,899 942 957
Schedule Tribe 226 119 107
Literacy 78.40 % 85.84 % 71.28 %
Total Workers 1,486 962 524
Main Worker 1,096 - -
Marginal Worker 390 198 192

Caste Factor

In Sellur village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 52.71 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.27 % of total population in Sellur village.

Work Profile

In Sellur village out of total population, 1486 were engaged in work activities. 73.76 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.24 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1486 workers engaged in Main Work, 75 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 336 were Agricultural labourer.