Skip to main content

About Palicherlu Village

Palicherlu is a mid sized village in Sidlaghatta tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 892, made up of 466 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1143.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palicherlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palicherlu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Sidlaghatta
Pincode 562105
Area (hectares) 1143.78 hectares
Population 892
Male Population 466
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palicherlu compares

By the 2011 count Palicherlu is the 56th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 1143.78 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Palicherlu

Palicherlu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palicherlu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palicherlu from other places

Palicherlu lies about 20 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Hunasenahalli, about 9.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Palicherlu
Nearest railway station Hunasenahalli 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidlaghatta 11 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 20 km

Villages closest to Palicherlu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sidlaghatta tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Palicherlu

As per the Census of India 2011, Palicherlu village had a population of 892. That makes it the 56th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Palicherlu village has 466 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palicherlu has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Palicherlu is 562105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palicherlu covers 1143.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palicherlu falls under Sidlaghatta tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Palicherlu is Hunasenahalli, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palicherlu.

Palicherlu is about 20 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palicherlu is in Sidlaghatta tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Hunasenahalli is about 9.9 km away. Sidlaghatta is about 11 km away. Chikkaballapura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Somanahalli (under 2 km), Kannappanahalli (1.6 km) and Rachanahalli (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Palicherlu today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.