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About Sengulam Village

Sengulam is a mid sized village in Manamadurai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,395, made up of 700 males and 695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 592.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sengulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sengulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Manamadurai
Pincode 630611
Area (hectares) 592.69 hectares
Population 1,395
Male Population 700
Female Population 695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sengulam compares

By the 2011 count Sengulam is the 42nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents. Its 592.69 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 990.

Getting to Sengulam

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

Sengulam lies about 8.4 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Melakkonnakkulam, about 8.0 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 Sengulam
Nearest railway station Melakkonnakkulam 8.0 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Manamadurai 13 km

Villages closest to Sengulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sengulam village had a population of 1,395. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents.

Sengulam village has 700 males and 695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sengulam has about 993 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Sengulam is 630611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sengulam covers 592.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sengulam falls under Manamadurai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sengulam is Melakkonnakkulam, about 8.0 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 Sengulam.

Sengulam is about 8.4 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sengulam is in Manamadurai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Melakkonnakkulam is about 8.0 km away. Sivaganga is about 8.4 km away. Manamadurai is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaluvangulam (3.4 km), Sayanapuram (3.5 km) and Pappagudi (6.9 km).

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

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