About Bikkanahalli Village

Bikkanahalli 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 6,689, made up of 3,492 males and 3,197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3450.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636805, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bikkanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bikkanahalli village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Dharmapuri
Tehsil	Palakkodu
Pincode	636805
Area (hectares)	3450.34 hectares
Population	6,689
Male Population	3,492
Female Population	3,197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bikkanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Bikkanahalli is the 7th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 3450.34 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Bikkanahalli

Bikkanahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bikkanahalli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bikkanahalli from other places

Bikkanahalli lies about 29 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Marandahalli, about 7.5 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 Bikkanahalli
Nearest railway station	Marandahalli	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palakkodu	8.3 km
Nearest town	Pālakkodu	8.3 km
District headquarters	Dharmapuri	29 km

Villages closest to Bikkanahalli

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 Bikkanahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Bikkanahalli village had a population of 6,689. That makes it the 7th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Bikkanahalli village has 3,492 males and 3,197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bikkanahalli has about 916 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 Bikkanahalli is 636805. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bikkanahalli covers 3450.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bikkanahalli is Marandahalli, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bikkanahalli.

Bikkanahalli is about 29 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bikkanahalli is in Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Marandahalli is about 7.5 km away. Palakkodu is about 8.3 km away. Pālakkodu is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.