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About Sengadu Village

Sengadu is a large village in Cheyyar tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,674, made up of 1,323 males and 1,351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 799.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sengadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sengadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Cheyyar
Pincode 604505
Area (hectares) 799.52 hectares
Population 2,674
Male Population 1,323
Female Population 1,351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 41 km distance

How Sengadu compares

By the 2011 count Sengadu is the 17th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 799.52 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Sengadu

Sengadu 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 Sengadu 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 41 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sengadu from other places

Sengadu lies about 62 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Arni Road, about 32 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 Sengadu
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyar 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Arni Road 32 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 62 km

Villages closest to Sengadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sengadu village had a population of 2,674. That makes it the 17th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Sengadu village has 1,323 males and 1,351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sengadu has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Sengadu is 604505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sengadu covers 799.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sengadu falls under Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sengadu is Arni Road, about 32 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 41 km distance.

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

Sengadu is about 62 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sengadu is in Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Cheyyar is about 7.8 km away. Arni Road is about 32 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mel Kolathur (under 2 km), Irungal (2.1 km) and Kovilur (2.7 km).

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

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