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About Booganahalli Village

Booganahalli 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 5,240, made up of 2,741 males and 2,499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 891.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636809, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Booganahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Booganahalli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Palakkodu
Pincode 636809
Area (hectares) 891.07 hectares
Population 5,240
Male Population 2,741
Female Population 2,499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Booganahalli compares

By the 2011 count Booganahalli is the 19th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 891.07 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 928.

Getting to Booganahalli

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

Booganahalli lies about 9.2 km from Dharmapuri. 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 Booganahalli
District headquarters Dharmapuri 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palakkodu 13 km

Villages closest to Booganahalli

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.

Common questions about Booganahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Booganahalli village had a population of 5,240. That makes it the 19th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Booganahalli village has 2,741 males and 2,499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Booganahalli has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Booganahalli is 636809. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Booganahalli covers 891.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Booganahalli notes the nearest railway station 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 Booganahalli.

Booganahalli is about 9.2 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Booganahalli is in Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Dharmapuri is about 9.2 km away. Palakkodu is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Selliyampatti (2.4 km), Pulikkarai (2.7 km) and Sekkodi (2.8 km).

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

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