About Periyanahalli Village

Periyanahalli 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 7,388, made up of 3,909 males and 3,479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 886.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periyanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periyanahalli village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Dharmapuri
Tehsil	Palakkodu
Pincode	635205
Area (hectares)	886.42 hectares
Population	7,388
Male Population	3,909
Female Population	3,479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Periyanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Periyanahalli is the 5th 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 886.42 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Periyanahalli

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

Periyanahalli lies about 15 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Palakkodu, about 13 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 Periyanahalli
Nearest railway station	Palakkodu	13 km
Nearest town	Pālakkodu	14 km
District headquarters	Dharmapuri	15 km

Villages closest to Periyanahalli

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 Periyanahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Periyanahalli village had a population of 7,388. That makes it the 5th 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.

Periyanahalli village has 3,909 males and 3,479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periyanahalli has about 890 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 Periyanahalli is 635205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periyanahalli covers 886.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Periyanahalli is Palakkodu, about 13 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 Periyanahalli.

Periyanahalli 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.

Periyanahalli is in Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Palakkodu is about 13 km away. Pālakkodu is about 14 km away. Dharmapuri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.