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About Sembedu Village

Sembedu is a mid sized village in Arcot tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 262 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sembedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sembedu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Arcot
Pincode 632506
Area (hectares) 285.72 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 262
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 22 km distance

How Sembedu compares

By the 2011 count Sembedu is the 76th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 285.72 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1000.

Getting to Sembedu

Sembedu 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 Sembedu 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 22 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sembedu from other places

Sembedu lies about 30 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Walaja Road Junction, about 19 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 Sembedu
Tehsil headquarters Arcot 13 km
Nearest railway station Walaja Road Junction 19 km
District headquarters Vellore 30 km

Villages closest to Sembedu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sembedu village had a population of 552. That makes it the 76th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Sembedu village has 262 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sembedu has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Sembedu is 632506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sembedu covers 285.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sembedu falls under Arcot tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sembedu is Walaja Road Junction, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 22 km distance.

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

Sembedu is about 30 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sembedu is in Arcot tehsil of Vellore district. Arcot is about 13 km away. Walaja Road Junction is about 19 km away. Vellore is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Velur (under 2 km), Kilanthangal (2.3 km) and Pindithangal (2.5 km).

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

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