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About Ammapalayam Village

Ammapalayam is a mid sized village in Pappireddipatti tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 269 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636903, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ammapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ammapalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Pappireddipatti
Pincode 636903
Area (hectares) 21.06 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 269
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ammapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Ammapalayam is the 79th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,303 residents. Its 21.06 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Ammapalayam

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

Ammapalayam lies about 16 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Bommidi, about 2.4 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 Ammapalayam
Nearest railway station Bommidi 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pappireddipatti 16 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 16 km

Villages closest to Ammapalayam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pappireddipatti 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 Ammapalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Ammapalayam village had a population of 522. That makes it the 79th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,303 residents.

Ammapalayam village has 269 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ammapalayam has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Ammapalayam is 636903. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ammapalayam covers 21.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ammapalayam falls under Pappireddipatti tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ammapalayam is Bommidi, about 2.4 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 Ammapalayam.

Ammapalayam is about 16 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ammapalayam is in Pappireddipatti tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Bommidi is about 2.4 km away. Pappireddipatti is about 16 km away. Dharmapuri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ammapalaiyam R F (under 2 km), Regadahalli (2.6 km) and Bommidi (2.6 km).

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

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