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About Sekkodi Village

Sekkodi 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 5,334, made up of 2,776 males and 2,558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 976.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636809, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sekkodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekkodi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Palakkodu
Pincode 636809
Area (hectares) 976.33 hectares
Population 5,334
Male Population 2,776
Female Population 2,558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sekkodi compares

By the 2011 count Sekkodi is the 16th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 976.33 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Sekkodi

Sekkodi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sekkodi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sekkodi from other places

Sekkodi lies about 14 km from Palakkodu, and the nearest railway station is Dharmapuri, about 9.9 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 Sekkodi
Nearest railway station Dharmapuri 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Palakkodu 14 km

Villages closest to Sekkodi

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 Sekkodi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekkodi village had a population of 5,334. That makes it the 16th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Sekkodi village has 2,776 males and 2,558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekkodi has about 921 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 Sekkodi is 636809. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sekkodi covers 976.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sekkodi is Dharmapuri, about 9.9 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 <5 km distance for Sekkodi.

Sekkodi is about 14 km from Palakkodu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sekkodi is in Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Dharmapuri is about 9.9 km away. Palakkodu is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Booganahalli (2.8 km), Karukkanahalli (4.0 km) and Selliyampatti (4.6 km).

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

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