# Sengunam Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai 

# Sengunam

Sengunam is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606803**. The 2011 Census counted **2,803 people in 669 households**, the 47th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 2,803people (2011)
- 669households
- 65.1%literacy
- 606803PIN code

## Sengunam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sengunam is 606803.** Sengunam falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606803
- Gram panchayatSengunam
- Community development blockPolur
- Census village code631707

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

## How far is Sengunam from nearby towns?

- Polur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)38 km by road
- Polur (nearest town)5 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 Sengunam?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Sengunam; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ettivadi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Polurvadi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Sengunam known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. About 39% of the 677 hectares of village land is sown, and 234 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 Sengunam

Of every 100 households in Sengunam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sengunam · ■ Polur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**87%

Tap water ****76%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**76%

Use banking services ****46%**

**40%

Television ****88%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****91%**

**95%

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 Sengunam?

■ Sengunam · ■ Polur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**917

Working population ****57.2%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 56.1% for women. 63% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 416 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 417 (26%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 282 (18%) · **■** Marginal 478 (30%)

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 Polur

- Kaliyam2,826 people
- Palliput2,818 people
- Melarani2,811 people
- Arunagirimangalam2,810 people
- Narasingapuram2,737 people
- Athimoor2,723 people
- Modaiyur2,721 people
- Vilvarayanallur2,713 people

[All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sengunam?606803
- How far is Sengunam from Tiruvannamalai?38 km by road
- What is the population of Sengunam?2,803 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sengunam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sengunam?65.1% (Census 2011)
