About Adilam Village

Adilam is one of the larger villages in Palakkodu tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,652, made up of 2,949 males and 2,703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 870.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adilam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adilam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Dharmapuri
Tehsil	Palakkodu
Pincode	635205
Area (hectares)	870.31 hectares
Population	5,652
Male Population	2,949
Female Population	2,703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Adilam compares

By the 2011 count Adilam is the 12th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 870.31 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Adilam

Adilam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Adilam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Adilam from other places

Adilam lies about 16 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Palakkodu, about 15 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 Adilam
Nearest railway station	Palakkodu	15 km
Nearest town	Pālakkodu	16 km
District headquarters	Dharmapuri	16 km

Villages closest to Adilam

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

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Common questions about Adilam

As per the Census of India 2011, Adilam village had a population of 5,652. That makes it the 12th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Adilam village has 2,949 males and 2,703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adilam has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Adilam is 635205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adilam covers 870.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Adilam falls under Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Adilam is Palakkodu, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Adilam.

Adilam is about 16 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adilam is in Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Palakkodu is about 15 km away. Pālakkodu is about 16 km away. Dharmapuri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.