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ML
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
M Lakshmanan
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- LGD code
- 630733
- Pincode
- 632511
- Post office
- Sakkaramallur
- Population
- 552
- Households
- 178
- Literacy rate
- 69.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1107 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 358
- Distance to district centre
- 37 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 29 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 101 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 195 km
- Nearest railway station
- Walaja Road Junction · 19 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital Kalavai · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Sembedu compares
By population, Sembedu ranks #41 of 52 villages in Arcot mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.4%
+0.7% vs mandal average
- Sembedu
- 69.4%
- Arcot mandal
- 68.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,107
+98 vs mandal average
- Sembedu
- 1,107
- Arcot mandal
- 1,009
Household size
people per home
3.1
−0.9 vs mandal average
- Sembedu
- 3.1
- Arcot mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sembedu at a glance
Sembedu is a village of 552 people in 178 households (Census 2011) in Arcot taluk, Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu, the 41st-largest of 52 villages in Arcot taluk. Literacy is 69%, about the same as the taluk average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,107 women per 1,000 men. It lies 37 km from the Ranipet district centre, 33 km from Padavedu, the nearest town, 19 km from Walaja Road Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 632511, served by Sakkaramallur post office; the LGD village code is 630733. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Kalavai, 5 km away. The sarpanch is M Lakshmanan, and the village votes in Arani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayasudha. L. The population is estimated at 651 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sembedu
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KALAVAI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sembedu
- Total area (ha)
- 285.72
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 39.63
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sembedu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sembedu
- LGD code
- 630733
- Pincode
- 632511
- Post office
- Sakkaramallur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 552
- Population (projected 2026)
- 651
- Households
- 178
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1107
- Literacy rate
- 69.4%
- Coordinates
- 12.80310°N, 79.38300°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Arani
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Arani
- Member of Parliament
- M.S. Tharanivendhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jayasudha. L
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- M Lakshmanan
- Block / Mandal
- Arcot
Getting there
How to reach Sembedu
Distance to cities · straight line
- Chennai101 kmcapital
- Bengaluru195 km
- Hyderabad518 km
- Mumbai985 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationWalaja Road Junction19 km
- Bus stopKaveripakkam14 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Kalavai5 km
- ATM / bankUnion Bank of India14 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil12 km
- CollegeScudder College Of Allied Health Sciences16 km
- Police stationRanipet Police Station15 km
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)