# Sengalathu padi Village, Yercaud, Salem (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Yercaud, Salem 

# Sengalathu padi

Sengalathu padi is a village in Yercaud sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636602**. The 2011 Census counted **486 people in 133 households**, the 31st largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 486people (2011)
- 133households
- 58.9%literacy
- 636602PIN code

## Sengalathu padi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sengalathu padi is 636602.** Sengalathu padi falls in Yercaud sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636602
- Gram panchayatSemmanatham
- Community development blockYercaud
- Census village code634086

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

## How far is Sengalathu padi from nearby towns?

- Yercaud (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)50 km by road
- B.Mallapuram (nearest town)20 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 Sengalathu padi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sengalathu padi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yercaud
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salem
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yercaud
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Sengalathu padi known for?

The main crops are **coffee, orange and pepper**. About 83% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sengalathu padi

Of every 100 households in Sengalathu padi in 2011, 81 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Sengalathu padi · ■ Yercaud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**82%

Tap water ****45%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**89%

Use banking services ****37%**

**32%

Television ****92%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**11%

Own their home ****90%**

**90%

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 Sengalathu padi?

■ Sengalathu padi · ■ Yercaud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**889

Working population ****49.8%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 46.8% for women. 63% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 7 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (93%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Yercaud

- Kondaiyanur545 people
- Pilleri542 people
- Puliankadai514 people
- Kombaikkadu510 people
- Kannumuthal474 people
- Periyakkadu471 people
- Sonappadi452 people
- Mailapatti448 people

[All 86 villages in Yercaud](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/yercaud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sengalathu padi?636602
- How far is Sengalathu padi from Salem?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sengalathu padi?486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sengalathu padi in?Salem district (Yercaud sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sengalathu padi?58.9% (Census 2011)