# Semmedu Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Gingee, Viluppuram 

# Semmedu

Semmedu is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604153**. The 2011 Census counted **4,545 people in 1,104 households**, the 9th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 4,545people (2011)
- 1,104households
- 73.4%literacy
- 604153PIN code

## Semmedu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Semmedu is 604153.** Semmedu falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604153
- Gram panchayatSemmedu , Velanthangal
- Community development blockGingee
- Census village code632376

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

## How far is Semmedu from nearby towns?

- Gingee (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)54 km by road
- Kilpennathur (nearest town)3 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 Semmedu?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Semmedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sathiyamangalam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruvannamalai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Somasipadi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 14 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 Semmedu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 50% of the 840 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Semmedu

Of every 100 households in Semmedu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Semmedu · ■ Gingee rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**86%

Tap water ****75%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**8%

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

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**82%

Use banking services ****33%**

**45%

Television ****67%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Semmedu?

■ Semmedu · ■ Gingee rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****770**

**931

Working population ****54.8%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 66.8% for women. 62% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 346 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 515 (21%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 539 (22%) · **■** Marginal 1,067 (43%)

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 Gingee

- Edapattu5,356 people
- Alampundi5,268 people
- Sevalapurai4,690 people
- Satyamangalam4,685 people
- Narasingarayanpettai4,527 people
- Vailamur4,332 people
- Kanakkankuppam4,239 people
- Kovilporaiyur4,127 people

[All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Semmedu?604153
- How far is Semmedu from Viluppuram?54 km by road
- What is the population of Semmedu?4,545 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Semmedu in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Semmedu?73.4% (Census 2011)