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About Panjapalli Village

Panjapalli 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 6,680, made up of 3,452 males and 3,228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1061.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636812, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panjapalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panjapalli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Palakkodu
Pincode 636812
Area (hectares) 1061.74 hectares
Population 6,680
Male Population 3,452
Female Population 3,228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panjapalli compares

By the 2011 count Panjapalli is the 8th 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 1061.74 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Panjapalli

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

Panjapalli lies about 44 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Rayakkottai, about 11 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 Panjapalli
Nearest railway station Rayakkottai 11 km
Nearest town Denkanikota 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Palakkodu 22 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 44 km

Villages closest to Panjapalli

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 Panjapalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Panjapalli village had a population of 6,680. That makes it the 8th 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.

Panjapalli village has 3,452 males and 3,228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panjapalli has about 935 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 Panjapalli is 636812. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panjapalli covers 1061.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Panjapalli is Rayakkottai, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Panjapalli.

Panjapalli is about 44 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panjapalli is in Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Rayakkottai is about 11 km away. Denkanikota is about 18 km away. Palakkodu is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Periyanur (3.1 km), Namandahalli (3.2 km) and Chudanur (6.7 km).

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

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