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About Sengunam Village

Sengunam is a large village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,803, made up of 1,412 males and 1,391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 677.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sengunam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sengunam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Polur
Pincode 606803
Area (hectares) 677.27 hectares
Population 2,803
Male Population 1,412
Female Population 1,391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 km distance

How Sengunam compares

By the 2011 count Sengunam is the 47th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 677.27 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 996.

Getting to Sengunam

Sengunam 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 Sengunam 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 Sengunam from other places

Sengunam lies about 37 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Polur, about 4.7 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 Sengunam
Nearest railway station Polur 4.7 km
Nearest town Polūr 4.8 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 37 km

Villages closest to Sengunam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sengunam village had a population of 2,803. That makes it the 47th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Sengunam village has 1,412 males and 1,391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sengunam has about 985 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Sengunam is 606803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sengunam covers 677.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sengunam falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sengunam is Polur, about 4.7 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 Sengunam.

Sengunam is about 37 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sengunam is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Polur is about 4.7 km away. Polūr is about 4.8 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunnathur (2.0 km), Perigaram (3.0 km) and Murugapady (3.2 km).

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

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