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About Gendenahalli Village

Gendenahalli is one of the larger villages in Pennagaram tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,697, made up of 3,052 males and 2,645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2387.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636811, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gendenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gendenahalli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Pennagaram
Pincode 636811
Area (hectares) 2387.09 hectares
Population 5,697
Male Population 3,052
Female Population 2,645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gendenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Gendenahalli is the 18th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,400 residents. Its 2387.09 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Gendenahalli

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

Gendenahalli lies about 23 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Palakkodu, about 3.1 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 Gendenahalli
Nearest town Pālakkodu 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Palakkodu 3.1 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Pennagaram 29 km

Villages closest to Gendenahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gendenahalli village had a population of 5,697. That makes it the 18th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,400 residents.

Gendenahalli village has 3,052 males and 2,645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gendenahalli has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Gendenahalli is 636811. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gendenahalli covers 2387.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gendenahalli falls under Pennagaram tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gendenahalli is Palakkodu, about 3.1 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 Gendenahalli.

Gendenahalli is about 23 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gendenahalli is in Pennagaram tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Pālakkodu is about 2.1 km away. Palakkodu is about 3.1 km away. Dharmapuri is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kattinaickenahalli (under 2 km), Vattuvanahalli (3.0 km) and Kadamadai (5.0 km).

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

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