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About Sekkanam Village

Sekkanam is one of the larger villages in Manapparai tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,316, made up of 2,599 males and 2,717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1002.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sekkanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekkanam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Manapparai
Pincode 621315
Area (hectares) 1002.66 hectares
Population 5,316
Male Population 2,599
Female Population 2,717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sekkanam compares

By the 2011 count Sekkanam is the 13th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,320 residents. Its 1002.66 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Sekkanam

Sekkanam 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 Sekkanam 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 Sekkanam from other places

Sekkanam lies about 52 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Vaiyampatti, about 2.8 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 Sekkanam
Nearest railway station Vaiyampatti 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Manapparai 16 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 52 km

Villages closest to Sekkanam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekkanam village had a population of 5,316. That makes it the 13th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,320 residents.

Sekkanam village has 2,599 males and 2,717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekkanam has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Sekkanam is 621315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sekkanam covers 1002.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sekkanam falls under Manapparai tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sekkanam is Vaiyampatti, about 2.8 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 Sekkanam.

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

Sekkanam is in Manapparai tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Vaiyampatti is about 2.8 km away. Manapparai is about 16 km away. Tiruchirappalli is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mookureddiapatti (under 2 km), Vaiyampatti (1.8 km) and Ayanreddiapatti (4.5 km).

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

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