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About Hanumanthapuram Village

Hanumanthapuram is a large village in Palakkodu tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,940, made up of 1,948 males and 1,992 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 718.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanumanthapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanumanthapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Palakkodu
Pincode 636802
Area (hectares) 718.42 hectares
Population 3,940
Male Population 1,948
Female Population 1,992
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hanumanthapuram compares

By the 2011 count Hanumanthapuram is the 35th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 718.42 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Hanumanthapuram

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

Hanumanthapuram lies about 23 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 Hanumanthapuram
Tehsil headquarters Palakkodu 6.8 km
Nearest town Pālakkodu 6.8 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 23 km

Villages closest to Hanumanthapuram

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 Hanumanthapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanumanthapuram village had a population of 3,940. That makes it the 35th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Hanumanthapuram village has 1,948 males and 1,992 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanumanthapuram has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Hanumanthapuram is 636802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanumanthapuram covers 718.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Hanumanthapuram notes the nearest railway station 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 Hanumanthapuram.

Hanumanthapuram is about 23 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanumanthapuram is in Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Palakkodu is about 6.8 km away. Pālakkodu is about 6.8 km away. Dharmapuri is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Elumichanahalli (1.5 km), Annamalaihalli (1.7 km) and Kondachamanahalli (2.2 km).

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

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