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About Kariappanahalli Village

Kariappanahalli is a mid sized village in Pennagaram tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 801, made up of 413 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636809, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariappanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariappanahalli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Pennagaram
Pincode 636809
Area (hectares) 157.61 hectares
Population 801
Male Population 413
Female Population 388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariappanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kariappanahalli is the 34th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,400 residents. Its 157.61 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Kariappanahalli

Kariappanahalli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kariappanahalli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kariappanahalli from other places

Kariappanahalli lies about 12 km from Dharmapuri. 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 Kariappanahalli
District headquarters Dharmapuri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pennagaram 33 km

Villages closest to Kariappanahalli

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 Kariappanahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariappanahalli village had a population of 801. That makes it the 34th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,400 residents.

Kariappanahalli village has 413 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariappanahalli has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Kariappanahalli is 636809. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariappanahalli covers 157.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Kariappanahalli notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kariappanahalli.

Kariappanahalli is about 12 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariappanahalli is in Pennagaram tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Dharmapuri is about 12 km away. Pennagaram is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramakondahalli (3.2 km), Woddapatti R F (5.0 km) and D Solapadi (10 km).

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

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