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About Senganyam Village

Senganyam is a mid sized village in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 276 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Senganyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Senganyam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Ponneri
Pincode 601201
Area (hectares) 382.38 hectares
Population 542
Male Population 276
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 8 km distance

How Senganyam compares

By the 2011 count Senganyam is the 97th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 382.38 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Senganyam

Senganyam 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 Senganyam 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 8 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Senganyam from other places

Senganyam lies about 45 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Gummidipundi, about 7.6 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 Senganyam
Nearest railway station Gummidipundi 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponneri 12 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 45 km

Villages closest to Senganyam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Senganyam village had a population of 542. That makes it the 97th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Senganyam village has 276 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Senganyam has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Senganyam is 601201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Senganyam covers 382.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Senganyam falls under Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Senganyam is Gummidipundi, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 8 km distance.

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

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

Senganyam is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Gummidipundi is about 7.6 km away. Ponneri is about 12 km away. Thiruvallur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devambattu (1.7 km), Umipedu (2.0 km) and Periakarumbur (2.1 km).

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

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