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About Palayampalli Village

Palayampalli is a large village in Harur tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,195, made up of 2,167 males and 2,028 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1506.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palayampalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palayampalli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Harur
Pincode 635305
Area (hectares) 1506.63 hectares
Population 4,195
Male Population 2,167
Female Population 2,028
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palayampalli compares

By the 2011 count Palayampalli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 1506.63 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Palayampalli

Palayampalli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palayampalli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palayampalli from other places

Palayampalli lies about 45 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Doddampatti, about 19 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 Palayampalli
Tehsil headquarters Harur 11 km
Nearest town Harūr 11 km
Nearest railway station Doddampatti 19 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 45 km

Villages closest to Palayampalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harur 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 Palayampalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Palayampalli village had a population of 4,195. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Palayampalli village has 2,167 males and 2,028 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palayampalli has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Palayampalli is 635305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palayampalli covers 1506.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palayampalli falls under Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palayampalli is Doddampatti, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Palayampalli.

Palayampalli is about 45 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palayampalli is in Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Harur is about 11 km away. Harūr is about 11 km away. Doddampatti is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palayam (under 2 km), Palaiyam (under 2 km) and Gudalur (under 2 km).

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

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