# Sengattur Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/sengattur/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Sengattur Sengattur is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,745 people in 412 households**, the 36th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 1,745people (2011) - 412households - 83.1%literacy - 603302PIN code ## Sengattur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sengattur is 603302.** Sengattur falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603302 - Gram panchayatSengattur - Community development blockLathur - Census village code630202 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sengattur from nearby towns? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)80 km by road - Maduranthakam (nearest town)30 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 Sengattur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sengattur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Cheyyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Peruveli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Cheyyur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Sengattur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. About 59% of the 401 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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 Sengattur Of every 100 households in Sengattur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sengattur · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****47%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **78% Tap water ****92%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **74% Use banking services ****56%** **37% Television ****94%** **89% Mobile phone ****59%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****46%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sengattur? ■ Sengattur · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **935 Working population ****62.2%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 75.0% for women. 68% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 81 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (24%) · **■** Household industry 56 (5%) · **■** Other work 213 (20%) · **■** Marginal 480 (44%) 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 Cheyyur - Thiruvadur1,887 people - Chitharkadu1,859 people - Nedumaram1,794 people - Kadugupattu1,765 people - Poraiyur1,703 people - Neelamangalam1,609 people - Pondur1,557 people - Periakalakadi1,544 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sengattur?603302 - How far is Sengattur from Kancheepuram?80 km by road - What is the population of Sengattur?1,745 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sengattur in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sengattur?83.1% (Census 2011)