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About Dindal Village

Dindal is a large village in Palakkodu tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,009, made up of 1,591 males and 1,418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 829.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dindal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dindal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Palakkodu
Pincode 635111
Area (hectares) 829.71 hectares
Population 3,009
Male Population 1,591
Female Population 1,418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dindal compares

By the 2011 count Dindal is the 48th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 829.71 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Dindal

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

Dindal lies about 20 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Palakkodu, about 18 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 Dindal
Nearest railway station Palakkodu 18 km
Nearest town Pālakkodu 18 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 20 km

Villages closest to Dindal

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 Dindal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dindal village had a population of 3,009. That makes it the 48th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Dindal village has 1,591 males and 1,418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dindal has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

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

Dindal covers 829.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dindal is Palakkodu, about 18 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 Dindal.

Dindal is about 20 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dindal is in Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Palakkodu is about 18 km away. Pālakkodu is about 18 km away. Dharmapuri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thellanahalli (under 2 km), Chennanahalli (2.5 km) and Chennarayanahalli (2.5 km).

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

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