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About Sengamedu Village

Sengamedu is a mid sized village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 940, made up of 487 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sengamedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sengamedu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605701
Area (hectares) 240.55 hectares
Population 940
Male Population 487
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sengamedu compares

By the 2011 count Sengamedu is the 152nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 240.55 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Sengamedu

Sengamedu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sengamedu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sengamedu from other places

Sengamedu lies about 22 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Ayandur, about 6.9 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 Sengamedu
Nearest railway station Ayandur 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 12 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 22 km

Villages closest to Sengamedu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sengamedu village had a population of 940. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Sengamedu village has 487 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sengamedu has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Sengamedu is 605701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sengamedu covers 240.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sengamedu falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sengamedu is Ayandur, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sengamedu is about 22 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sengamedu is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Ayandur is about 6.9 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 12 km away. Viluppuram is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madavilagam (2.0 km), Sathiyakandanur (2.2 km) and Kandachipuram (2.2 km).

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

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