About Dhoddampalayam Village

Dhoddampalayam is a large village in Sathyamangalam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,153, made up of 2,086 males and 2,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhoddampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhoddampalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Tehsil	Sathyamangalam
Pincode	638451
Area (hectares)	216.61 hectares
Population	4,153
Male Population	2,086
Female Population	2,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhoddampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Dhoddampalayam is the 23rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,578 residents. Its 216.61 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dhoddampalayam

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

Dhoddampalayam lies about 64 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Mettupalayam, about 31 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 Dhoddampalayam
Tehsil headquarters	Sathyamangalam	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Mettupalayam	31 km
District headquarters	Erode	64 km

Villages closest to Dhoddampalayam

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

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Common questions about Dhoddampalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhoddampalayam village had a population of 4,153. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,578 residents.

Dhoddampalayam village has 2,086 males and 2,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhoddampalayam has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dhoddampalayam is 638451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhoddampalayam covers 216.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhoddampalayam falls under Sathyamangalam tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Dhoddampalayam is Mettupalayam, about 31 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 Dhoddampalayam.

Dhoddampalayam is about 64 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhoddampalayam is in Sathyamangalam tehsil of Erode district. Sathyamangalam is about 9.8 km away. Mettupalayam is about 31 km away. Erode is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.