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About Erranahalli Village

Erranahalli 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 8,519, made up of 4,420 males and 4,099 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2110.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636808, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Erranahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Erranahalli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Palakkodu
Pincode 636808
Area (hectares) 2110.86 hectares
Population 8,519
Male Population 4,420
Female Population 4,099
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Erranahalli compares

By the 2011 count Erranahalli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 2110.86 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Erranahalli

The census records public bus service for Erranahalli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Erranahalli from other places

Erranahalli lies about 19 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Palakkodu, about 2.0 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 Erranahalli
Nearest railway station Palakkodu 2.0 km
Nearest town Pālakkodu 3.1 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 19 km

Villages closest to Erranahalli

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 Erranahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Erranahalli village had a population of 8,519. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Erranahalli village has 4,420 males and 4,099 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Erranahalli has about 927 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 Erranahalli is 636808. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Erranahalli covers 2110.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Erranahalli is Palakkodu, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Erranahalli.

Erranahalli is about 19 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Erranahalli is in Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Palakkodu is about 2.0 km away. Pālakkodu is about 3.1 km away. Dharmapuri 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 Palacode (2.8 km), Karagodahalli (3.1 km) and Modugulahalli (5.0 km).

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

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