# Sembalakkurichi Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore 

# Sembalakkurichi

Sembalakkurichi is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,206 people in 275 households**, the 120th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 1,206people (2011)
- 275households
- 73.0%literacy
- 606002PIN code

## Sembalakkurichi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sembalakkurichi is 606002.** Sembalakkurichi falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606002
- Gram panchayatSembalakkurichi
- Community development blockVirudhachalam
- Census village code637119

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sembalakkurichi from nearby towns?

- Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)64 km by road
- Virudhachalam (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sembalakkurichi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sembalakkurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Virudhachalam
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Virudhachalam
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Virudhachalam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sembalakkurichi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 50% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sembalakkurichi

Of every 100 households in Sembalakkurichi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 98 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sembalakkurichi · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**83%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****98%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**79%

Use banking services ****30%**

**54%

Television ****94%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sembalakkurichi?

■ Sembalakkurichi · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**852

Working population ****41.9%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 60.6% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (6%) · **■** Marginal 462 (91%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Virudhachalam

- Adiyur1,238 people
- Irusalakuppam1,236 people
- Perambalur1,233 people
- Visalur1,231 people
- Padukalanatham1,165 people
- Kokothanur1,153 people
- Peruvarappur1,150 people
- Ottimedu1,120 people

[All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sembalakkurichi?606002
- How far is Sembalakkurichi from Cuddalore?64 km by road
- What is the population of Sembalakkurichi?1,206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sembalakkurichi in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sembalakkurichi?73.0% (Census 2011)
