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About Semangalam Village

Semangalam is a large village in Sirkali tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,504, made up of 1,287 males and 1,217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semangalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semangalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Sirkali
Pincode 609118
Area (hectares) 598.65 hectares
Population 2,504
Male Population 1,287
Female Population 1,217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Semangalam compares

By the 2011 count Semangalam is the 44th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 598.65 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Semangalam

Semangalam 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 Semangalam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Semangalam from other places

Semangalam lies about 45 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Vithisvarankol, about 5.0 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 Semangalam
Nearest railway station Vithisvarankol 5.0 km
Nearest town Mayiladuthurai 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirkali 9.3 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 45 km

Villages closest to Semangalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semangalam village had a population of 2,504. That makes it the 44th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Semangalam village has 1,287 males and 1,217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semangalam has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Semangalam is 609118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semangalam covers 598.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Semangalam falls under Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Semangalam is Vithisvarankol, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Semangalam.

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

Semangalam is in Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Vithisvarankol is about 5.0 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 9.2 km away. Sirkali is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alaveli (under 2 km), Kondathur (2.5 km) and Keelaiyur (3.9 km).

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

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