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About Kerakodahalli Village

Kerakodahalli is a large village in Palakkodu tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,914, made up of 2,011 males and 1,903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1120.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerakodahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerakodahalli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Palakkodu
Pincode 635111
Area (hectares) 1120.93 hectares
Population 3,914
Male Population 2,011
Female Population 1,903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerakodahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kerakodahalli is the 36th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 1120.93 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Kerakodahalli

Kerakodahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kerakodahalli as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kerakodahalli from other places

Kerakodahalli lies about 18 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Palakkodu, about 14 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 Kerakodahalli
Nearest railway station Palakkodu 14 km
Nearest town Pālakkodu 14 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 18 km

Villages closest to Kerakodahalli

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 Kerakodahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerakodahalli village had a population of 3,914. That makes it the 36th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Kerakodahalli village has 2,011 males and 1,903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerakodahalli has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Kerakodahalli is 635111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerakodahalli covers 1120.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kerakodahalli is Palakkodu, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kerakodahalli.

Kerakodahalli is about 18 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerakodahalli is in Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Palakkodu is about 14 km away. Pālakkodu is about 14 km away. Dharmapuri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naganampatty (under 2 km), Karimangalam (2.6 km) and Adilam (2.9 km).

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

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