About Semmedu Village

Semmedu is a large village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,545, made up of 2,289 males and 2,256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 839.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semmedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semmedu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604153
Area (hectares)	839.76 hectares
Population	4,545
Male Population	2,289
Female Population	2,256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 17 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 17 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 19 km distance

How Semmedu compares

By the 2011 count Semmedu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 839.76 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 987.

Getting to Semmedu

Semmedu 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 Semmedu as Available within 17 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 17 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 19 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Semmedu from other places

Semmedu lies about 41 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tandarai, about 20 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 Semmedu
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	15 km
Nearest railway station	Tandarai	20 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	41 km

Villages closest to Semmedu

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

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Common questions about Semmedu

As per the Census of India 2011, Semmedu village had a population of 4,545. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Semmedu village has 2,289 males and 2,256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semmedu has about 986 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Semmedu is 604153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semmedu covers 839.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Semmedu falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Semmedu is Tandarai, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 19 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 17 km distance and private bus service as Available within 17 km distance for Semmedu.

Semmedu is about 41 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semmedu is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 15 km away. Tandarai is about 20 km away. Viluppuram is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.