# Sengathankudi Village, Karaikkudi, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Karaikkudi, Sivaganga 

# Sengathankudi

Sengathankudi is a village in Karaikkudi sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630108**. The 2011 Census counted **2,510 people in 617 households**, the 17th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 2,510people (2011)
- 617households
- 70.4%literacy
- 630108PIN code

## Sengathankudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sengathankudi is 630108.** Sengathankudi falls in Karaikkudi sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code630108
- Gram panchayatSengathangudi
- Community development blockSakkottai
- Census village code640095

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

## How far is Sengathankudi from nearby towns?

- Karaikkudi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Sivaganga (district HQ)95 km by road
- Puduvayal (nearest town)15 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 Sengathankudi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sengathankudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Puduvayal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karaikkudi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kottaiyur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Sengathankudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 35% of the 1,382 hectares of village land is sown, and 383 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 Sengathankudi

Of every 100 households in Sengathankudi in 2011, 58 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sengathankudi · ■ Karaikkudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**88%

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

**32%

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

**64%

Tap water ****96%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**65%

Use banking services ****34%**

**56%

Television ****92%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

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

**3%

Own their home ****97%**

**89%

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 Sengathankudi?

■ Sengathankudi · ■ Karaikkudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**956

Working population ****54.5%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 60.2% for women. 62% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 388 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 653 (48%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 156 (11%) · **■** Marginal 162 (12%)

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 Karaikkudi

- Pudur2,814 people
- Sannavanam2,629 people
- Oyyakondansiruvayal2,578 people
- Amaravathi2,529 people
- Melamanakkudi2,485 people
- Kallupatti2,377 people
- Sambanur2,322 people
- Mithiravayal2,192 people

[All 63 villages in Karaikkudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/karaikkudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sengathankudi?630108
- How far is Sengathankudi from Sivaganga?95 km by road
- What is the population of Sengathankudi?2,510 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sengathankudi in?Sivaganga district (Karaikkudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sengathankudi?70.4% (Census 2011)