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About Semangalam Village

Semangalam is a mid sized village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 296 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Semangalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Semangalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Ulundurpettai
Pincode 607107
Area (hectares) 121.41 hectares
Population 606
Male Population 296
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Semangalam compares

By the 2011 count Semangalam is the 156th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 121.41 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Semangalam

Semangalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Semangalam 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 Semangalam from other places

Semangalam lies about 12 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tiruvennainallur Road, about 6.6 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 Semangalam
Nearest railway station Tiruvennainallur Road 6.6 km
Nearest town Sālamedu 9.0 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ulundurpettai 25 km

Villages closest to Semangalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semangalam village had a population of 606. That makes it the 156th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Semangalam village has 296 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semangalam has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Semangalam is 607107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semangalam covers 121.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Semangalam falls under Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Semangalam is Tiruvennainallur Road, about 6.6 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 Semangalam.

Semangalam is about 12 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Semangalam is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tiruvennainallur Road is about 6.6 km away. Sālamedu is about 9.0 km away. Viluppuram is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anathur (1.6 km), Athur (1.6 km) and Ma Kunnathur (1.6 km).

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

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