About Sengalmedu Village

Sengalmedu is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 915, made up of 454 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sengalmedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sengalmedu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Tehsil	Chidambaram
Pincode	608305
Area (hectares)	181.1 hectares
Population	915
Male Population	454
Female Population	461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sengalmedu compares

By the 2011 count Sengalmedu is the 123rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 181.1 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Sengalmedu

Sengalmedu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sengalmedu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sengalmedu from other places

Sengalmedu lies about 45 km from Cuddalore. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sengalmedu
Tehsil headquarters	Chidambaram	6.4 km
District headquarters	Cuddalore	45 km

Villages closest to Sengalmedu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chidambaram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Sengalmedu

As per the Census of India 2011, Sengalmedu village had a population of 915. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Sengalmedu village has 454 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sengalmedu has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Sengalmedu is 608305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sengalmedu covers 181.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sengalmedu falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Sengalmedu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sengalmedu.

Sengalmedu is about 45 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sengalmedu is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Chidambaram is about 6.4 km away. Cuddalore is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.