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About Semmedu Village

Semmedu is a mid sized village in Viluppuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 592 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605202, 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 Viluppuram
Pincode 605202
Area (hectares) 338 hectares
Population 1,170
Male Population 592
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 20 km distance

How Semmedu compares

By the 2011 count Semmedu is the 176th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,428 residents. Its 338 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 20 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 14 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Mambalappattu, about 10 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
Nearest railway station Mambalappattu 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Viluppuram 14 km
Nearest town Villupuram 14 km

Villages closest to Semmedu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Semmedu village had a population of 1,170. That makes it the 176th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,428 residents.

Semmedu village has 592 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Semmedu has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Semmedu is 605202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Semmedu covers 338 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Semmedu is Mambalappattu, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 20 km distance.

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

Semmedu is about 14 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 Viluppuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Mambalappattu is about 10 km away. Viluppuram is about 14 km away. Villupuram is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitheri (under 2 km), Velleripattu (1.6 km) and Siruvalai (2.2 km).

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

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