Skip to main content

About Balasamudram Village

Balasamudram is a small village in Pappireddipatti tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 123 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balasamudram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balasamudram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Pappireddipatti
Pincode 635302
Area (hectares) 381.96 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 123
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balasamudram compares

By the 2011 count Balasamudram is the 85th 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 381.96 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Balasamudram

Balasamudram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balasamudram as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Balasamudram from other places

Balasamudram lies about 17 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Morappur, 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 Balasamudram
Nearest railway station Morappur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pappireddipatti 17 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 17 km

Villages closest to Balasamudram

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 Balasamudram

As per the Census of India 2011, Balasamudram village had a population of 238. That makes it the 85th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,303 residents.

Balasamudram village has 123 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balasamudram has about 935 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 Balasamudram is 635302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balasamudram covers 381.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Balasamudram is Morappur, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balasamudram.

Balasamudram is about 17 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balasamudram is in Pappireddipatti tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Morappur is about 13 km away. Pappireddipatti is about 17 km away. Dharmapuri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vellalapatti (7.8 km), Maniyabadi (8.0 km) and Nonanganur (8.6 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All