Village · Kumbakonam, Thanjavur
# Seshambadi

Seshambadi is a village in Kumbakonam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 612703. The 2011 Census counted 2,030 people in 483 households, the 43rd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.
- 2,030 people (2011)
- 483 households
- 75.0% literacy
- 612703 PIN code

## Seshambadi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Seshambadi is 612703. Seshambadi falls in Kumbakonam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 612703
- Gram panchayat Seshambadi
- Community development block Kumbakonam
- Census village code 638553

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

## How far is Seshambadi from nearby towns?
- Kumbakonam (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Kumbakonam (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Seshambadi?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Seshambadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Patteeswaram
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kumbakonam
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kumbakonam
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

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

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Seshambadi known for?

Products made here include clay pots. About 39% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Seshambadi

Of every 100 households in Seshambadi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Seshambadi · ■ Kumbakonam rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 96%
- Toilet within the home 13% 39%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 58%
- Tap water 50% 70%
- Drinking water within premises 27% 35%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 30% 31%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 68% 67%
- Use banking services 31% 50%
- Television 84% 91%
- Mobile phone 62% 65%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 22% 26%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 9% 4%
- Own their home 93% 87%

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

## What is the population of Seshambadi?

■ Seshambadi · ■ Kumbakonam rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.0% 80.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1026 1010
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1139 952
- Working population 46.5% 41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 66.3% for women. 64% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 78 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 224 (24%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 244 (26%) · ■ Marginal 388 (41%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kumbakonam
- Darasuram 2,200 people
- Mangudi 2,160 people
- Vilandakandam 2,129 people
- Srinivasanallur 2,091 people
- Kothangudi 2,013 people
- Visalur 2,003 people
- Kadichambadi 1,971 people
- Vittalur 1,807 people

All 103 villages in Kumbakonam

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Seshambadi? 612703
- How far is Seshambadi from Thanjavur? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Seshambadi? 2,030 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Seshambadi in? Thanjavur district (Kumbakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Seshambadi? 75.0% (Census 2011)

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