# Sembedu, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – Town Population & History

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Town · Vellore, Tamil Nadu 

# Sembedu

Sembedu is a town in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu (census town). The 2011 Census counted **12,548 people** in 2,999 households. Literacy was 72.7%.

- 12,548people (2011)
- 2,999households
- 72.7%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Population of Sembedu

■ Sembedu · ■ Vellore urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**85.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**953

Working population ****45.5%**

**37.5%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sembedu

Of every 100 households in Sembedu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sembedu · ■ Vellore urban average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**25%

Tap water ****94%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**67%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**26%

Use banking services ****25%**

**51%

Television ****67%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**36%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****18%**

**4%

Own their home ****88%**

**68%

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 people in Sembedu work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,762 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1,843 (32%) · **■** Farming 892 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1,217 (21%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sembedu in numbers and road distances

- Density1,557 per km²
- Annual rainfall815 mm
- Temperature range15 °C to 40 °C

### Road distances

- Chennai (state capital)85 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)70 km by road
- Kancheepuram (city of 1 lakh+)45 km by road
- Chennai (city of 5 lakh+)85 km by road
- Arakonam (railway station)15 km by road

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

## Services and economy in Sembedu

### Civic services

- Pucca roads27 km
- DrainageOpen drains
- Flush toilets682
- Water storage250 kl
- Electricity — homes1,243
- Electricity — industry4

### Hospitals

- ●Alternative-medicine hospitals1 · 1 doctors
- ●Dispensaries1 · 3 beds · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools5 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schools1 govt

### Banks

- Nationalised banks1
- Co-operative banks1

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sembedu?12,548 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sembedu in?Vellore district, Tamil Nadu