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About Sengulam Village

Sengulam is a mid sized village in Aruppukkottai tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,182, made up of 584 males and 598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 732.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sengulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sengulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Aruppukkottai
Pincode 626114
Area (hectares) 732.02 hectares
Population 1,182
Male Population 584
Female Population 598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sengulam compares

By the 2011 count Sengulam is the 38th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 732.02 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Sengulam

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

Sengulam lies about 36 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Tiruppuvanam, about 11 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 Sengulam
Nearest railway station Tiruppuvanam 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Aruppukkottai 29 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 36 km

Villages closest to Sengulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sengulam village had a population of 1,182. That makes it the 38th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Sengulam village has 584 males and 598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sengulam has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Sengulam is 626114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sengulam covers 732.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sengulam falls under Aruppukkottai tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sengulam is Tiruppuvanam, about 11 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 Sengulam.

Sengulam is about 36 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sengulam is in Aruppukkottai tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Tiruppuvanam is about 11 km away. Aruppukkottai is about 29 km away. Virudhunagar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are T Meenakshipuram (9.8 km), Chettikulam (15 km) and Villipathiri (20 km).

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

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