Village · Vadipatti, Madurai
# Sembathi

Sembathi is a village in Vadipatti sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 625503. The 2011 Census counted 485 people in 133 households, the 57th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.
- 485 people (2011)
- 133 households
- 73.0% literacy
- 625503 PIN code

## Sembathi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sembathi is 625503. Sembathi falls in Vadipatti sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 625503
- Gram panchayat Rajakkalpatti
- Community development block Alanganallur
- Census village code 640725

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sembathi from nearby towns?
- Vadipatti (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Palamedu (nearest town) 7 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sembathi?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sembathi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Rajakkalpatti
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Palamedu
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Thiruppalai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vadipatti
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 17 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sembathi known for?

About 64% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sembathi

Of every 100 households in Sembathi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sembathi · ■ Vadipatti rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 90%
- Toilet within the home 6% 25%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 70%
- Tap water 99% 88%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 29% 20%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 70% 75%
- Use banking services 75% 51%
- Television 89% 86%
- Mobile phone 70% 58%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 21% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 3% 7%
- Own their home 88% 86%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sembathi?

■ Sembathi · ■ Vadipatti rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.0% 76.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 948 988
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 842 938
- Working population 50.9% 52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 67.2% for women. 59% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 6 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 172 (70%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 64 (26%) · ■ Marginal 3 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Vadipatti
- Ramayagoundenpatti 742 people
- Thirumalnattam 707 people
- Sambakulam 556 people
- Chinnamanayakkanpatti 532 people
- Kilakarai 469 people
- Sirumalai R.F. 407 people
- Kovilthenkarai 281 people
- Kodimangalam R.F. 65 people

All 73 villages in Vadipatti

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sembathi? 625503
- How far is Sembathi from Madurai? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Sembathi? 485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sembathi in? Madurai district (Vadipatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sembathi? 73.0% (Census 2011)

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