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About Sambakulam Village

Sambakulam is a small village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 64 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sambakulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sambakulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625402
Area (hectares) 63.93 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 64
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sambakulam compares

By the 2011 count Sambakulam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 63.93 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Sambakulam

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

How far is Sambakulam from other places

Sambakulam lies about 5.3 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Madurai East, about 5.3 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 Sambakulam
Nearest town Kannānendal 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 5.3 km
District headquarters Madurai 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Madurai East 5.3 km

Villages closest to Sambakulam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Sambakulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Sambakulam village had a population of 128. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Sambakulam village has 64 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sambakulam has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Sambakulam is 625402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sambakulam covers 63.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sambakulam falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sambakulam is Madurai East, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sambakulam is about 5.3 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sambakulam is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Kannānendal is about 1.9 km away. Madurai North is about 5.3 km away. Madurai is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodikulam (under 2 km), Uthangudi (1.7 km) and Kannanendal (1.9 km).

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

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