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About Sengathankudi Village

Sengathankudi is a large village in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,510, made up of 1,288 males and 1,222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1382.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sengathankudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sengathankudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630108
Area (hectares) 1382.21 hectares
Population 2,510
Male Population 1,288
Female Population 1,222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sengathankudi compares

By the 2011 count Sengathankudi is the 17th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 1382.21 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Sengathankudi

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

Sengathankudi lies about 52 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Valaramanikkam, about 11 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 Sengathankudi
Nearest railway station Valaramanikkam 11 km
Nearest town Devakottai 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi 17 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 52 km

Villages closest to Sengathankudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sengathankudi village had a population of 2,510. That makes it the 17th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Sengathankudi village has 1,288 males and 1,222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sengathankudi has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Sengathankudi is 630108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sengathankudi covers 1382.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sengathankudi falls under Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sengathankudi is Valaramanikkam, about 11 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 Sengathankudi.

Sengathankudi is about 52 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sengathankudi is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Valaramanikkam is about 11 km away. Devakottai is about 14 km away. Karaikkudi 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 Mithiravayal (2.2 km), Ambakkudi (4.3 km) and Periakottakudi (4.7 km).

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

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