Village · Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli
# Sengulam

Sengulam is a village in Ambasamudram sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 627602. The 2011 Census counted 721 people in 187 households, the 48th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.
- 721 people (2011)
- 187 households
- 82.3% literacy
- 627602 PIN code

## Sengulam PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sengulam is 627602. Sengulam falls in Ambasamudram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 627602
- Gram panchayat Kapaliparai
- Community development block Pappakudi
- Census village code 642943

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

## How far is Sengulam from nearby towns?
- Ambasamudram (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Mukkudal (nearest town) 5 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Sengulam?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sengulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Mukkudal
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Ambasamudram
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Ambasamudram
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sengulam known for?

The main crops are paddy. Products made here include beedi. About 11% of the 251 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sengulam

Of every 100 households in Sengulam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sengulam · ■ Ambasamudram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 94%
- Toilet within the home 21% 42%
- No toilet (open defecation) 76% 50%
- Tap water 92% 93%
- Drinking water within premises 26% 37%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 18% 32%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 63%
- Use banking services 84% 59%
- Television 84% 82%
- Mobile phone 60% 54%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 14% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 7% 7%
- Own their home 79% 84%

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

## What is the population of Sengulam?

■ Sengulam · ■ Ambasamudram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.3% 82.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 986 1025
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 867 965
- Working population 57.6% 52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 73.0% for women. 63% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 32 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (2%) · ■ Household industry 147 (35%) · ■ Other work 85 (20%) · ■ Marginal 144 (35%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ambasamudram
- Venkatarengapuram 1,105 people
- Giriyammalpuram 1,062 people
- Sattupattu 886 people
- Pungadaiyankulam 776 people
- Terku Ariyanayakipuram 664 people
- Manapaaranallur 477 people
- Arasankulam 467 people
- Tentiruppavanam 337 people

All 64 villages in Ambasamudram

## Other places named Sengulam
- Sengulam · Village, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli · 2,692 people
- Sengulam · Village, Manamadurai, Sivaganga · 1,395 people
- Sengulam · Village, Peraiyur, Madurai · 1,208 people
- Sengulam · Village, Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar · 1,182 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sengulam? 627602
- How far is Sengulam from Tirunelveli? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Sengulam? 721 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sengulam in? Tirunelveli district (Ambasamudram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sengulam? 82.3% (Census 2011)

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