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About Madehalli Village

Madehalli 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 5,388, made up of 2,773 males and 2,615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 851.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636809, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madehalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madehalli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Pennagaram
Pincode 636809
Area (hectares) 851.61 hectares
Population 5,388
Male Population 2,773
Female Population 2,615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Madehalli compares

By the 2011 count Madehalli is the 20th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,400 residents. Its 851.61 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Madehalli

Madehalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Madehalli 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 Madehalli from other places

Madehalli lies about 14 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Palakkodu, 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 Madehalli
Nearest railway station Palakkodu 9.9 km
Nearest town Pālakkodu 11 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pennagaram 20 km

Villages closest to Madehalli

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 Madehalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Madehalli village had a population of 5,388. That makes it the 20th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,400 residents.

Madehalli village has 2,773 males and 2,615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madehalli has about 943 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 Madehalli is 636809. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madehalli covers 851.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

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

Madehalli is in Pennagaram tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Palakkodu is about 9.9 km away. Pālakkodu is about 11 km away. Dharmapuri 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 Papparapatti (under 2 km), Pallipatti (2.3 km) and Onnappagoundanahalli (2.5 km).

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

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