Skip to main content

About Sembakkam Village

Sembakkam is a large village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,700, made up of 1,876 males and 1,824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 607.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sembakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sembakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Chengalpattu
Pincode 603108
Area (hectares) 607.62 hectares
Population 3,700
Male Population 1,876
Female Population 1,824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 0.5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 20 km distance

How Sembakkam compares

By the 2011 count Sembakkam is the 17th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 607.62 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Sembakkam

Sembakkam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sembakkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 0.5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 20 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sembakkam from other places

Sembakkam lies about 49 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Singaperumal Koil, about 16 km away. 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 Sembakkam
Nearest town Tirukkalikkunram 13 km
Nearest railway station Singaperumal Koil 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Chengalpattu 17 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 49 km

Villages closest to Sembakkam

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

Common questions about Sembakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Sembakkam village had a population of 3,700. That makes it the 17th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Sembakkam village has 1,876 males and 1,824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sembakkam has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Sembakkam is 603108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sembakkam covers 607.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sembakkam falls under Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sembakkam is Singaperumal Koil, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 20 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 0.5 km distance for Sembakkam.

Sembakkam is about 49 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sembakkam is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Tirukkalikkunram is about 13 km away. Singaperumal Koil is about 16 km away. Chengalpattu is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Acharavakkam (under 2 km), Madayathur (1.8 km) and Mailai (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sembakkam today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.