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About Molappanahalli Village

Molappanahalli is a mid sized village in Palakkodu tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,188, made up of 641 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Molappanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Molappanahalli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Palakkodu
Pincode 635205
Area (hectares) 234.88 hectares
Population 1,188
Male Population 641
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Molappanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Molappanahalli is the 70th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 234.88 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Molappanahalli

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

Molappanahalli lies about 15 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 Molappanahalli
District headquarters Dharmapuri 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Palakkodu 18 km

Villages closest to Molappanahalli

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 Molappanahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Molappanahalli village had a population of 1,188. That makes it the 70th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Molappanahalli village has 641 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Molappanahalli has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

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

Molappanahalli covers 234.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Molappanahalli 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 Molappanahalli.

Molappanahalli is about 15 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Molappanahalli is in Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Dharmapuri is about 15 km away. Palakkodu 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 Adilam (2.1 km), Donnenahalli (2.6 km) and Chennanahalli (2.8 km).

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

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