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About Sengappadai Village

Sengappadai is a large village in Thirumangalam tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,924, made up of 1,977 males and 1,947 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1337.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sengappadai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sengappadai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Thirumangalam
Pincode 625704
Area (hectares) 1337.09 hectares
Population 3,924
Male Population 1,977
Female Population 1,947
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sengappadai compares

By the 2011 count Sengappadai is the 13th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents. Its 1337.09 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Sengappadai

Sengappadai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sengappadai 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 Sengappadai from other places

Sengappadai lies about 26 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Sivarakottai, about 5.8 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 Sengappadai
Nearest railway station Sivarakottai 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirumangalam 8.5 km
Nearest town Tirumangalam 8.5 km
District headquarters Madurai 26 km

Villages closest to Sengappadai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sengappadai village had a population of 3,924. That makes it the 13th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents.

Sengappadai village has 1,977 males and 1,947 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sengappadai has about 985 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Sengappadai is 625704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sengappadai covers 1337.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sengappadai falls under Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sengappadai is Sivarakottai, about 5.8 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 Sengappadai.

Sengappadai is about 26 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sengappadai is in Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district. Sivarakottai is about 5.8 km away. Thirumangalam is about 8.5 km away. Tirumangalam is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Swamimallampatti (1.6 km), Karisalkalampatti (2.3 km) and Palakkapudupatti (2.6 km).

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

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