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About Sedambal Village

Sedambal is a mid sized village in Sivaganga tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,603, made up of 749 males and 854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1274.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sedambal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sedambal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Sivaganga
Pincode 630554
Area (hectares) 1274.5 hectares
Population 1,603
Male Population 749
Female Population 854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sedambal compares

By the 2011 count Sedambal is the 53rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 1274.5 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Sedambal

Sedambal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sedambal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sedambal from other places

Sedambal lies about 22 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Melakkonnakkulam, about 20 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 Sedambal
Nearest town Ilaiyankudi 12 km
Nearest railway station Melakkonnakkulam 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sivaganga 22 km

Villages closest to Sedambal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sedambal village had a population of 1,603. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Sedambal village has 749 males and 854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sedambal has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Sedambal is 630554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sedambal covers 1274.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sedambal falls under Sivaganga tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sedambal is Melakkonnakkulam, about 20 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 village for Sedambal.

Sedambal is about 22 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sedambal is in Sivaganga tehsil of Sivaganga district. Ilaiyankudi is about 12 km away. Melakkonnakkulam is about 20 km away. Sivaganga is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirukanaperi (1.7 km), Siriyur (2.0 km) and Keelamangalam (4.2 km).

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

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