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About Sambakudi Village

Sambakudi is a mid sized village in Madurai South tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 356 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sambakudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sambakudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai South
Pincode 625019
Area (hectares) 126.35 hectares
Population 674
Male Population 356
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sambakudi compares

By the 2011 count Sambakudi is the 37th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents. Its 126.35 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Sambakudi

Sambakudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sambakudi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sambakudi from other places

Sambakudi lies about 6.0 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Nagamalai West, about 1.7 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 Sambakudi
Nearest railway station Nagamalai West 1.7 km
Nearest town Vilāngudi 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai South 6.0 km
District headquarters Madurai 6.0 km

Villages closest to Sambakudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sambakudi village had a population of 674. That makes it the 37th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents.

Sambakudi village has 356 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sambakudi has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Sambakudi is 625019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sambakudi covers 126.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sambakudi falls under Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sambakudi is Nagamalai West, about 1.7 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 km distance for Sambakudi.

Sambakudi is about 6.0 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sambakudi is in Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district. Nagamalai West is about 1.7 km away. Vilāngudi is about 4.0 km away. Madurai South is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pudukulam (under 2 km), Vadivelkarai (under 2 km) and Erkudi (1.6 km).

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

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