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About Ballapalli Village

Ballapalli is a large village in Denkanikottai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,146, made up of 1,116 males and 1,030 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 929.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ballapalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballapalli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Denkanikottai
Pincode 635107
Area (hectares) 929.15 hectares
Population 2,146
Male Population 1,116
Female Population 1,030
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ballapalli compares

By the 2011 count Ballapalli is the 66th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents. Its 929.15 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Ballapalli

Ballapalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ballapalli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ballapalli from other places

Ballapalli lies about 55 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kelamangalam, about 19 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 Ballapalli
Tehsil headquarters Denkanikottai 8.6 km
Nearest town Denkanikota 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Kelamangalam 19 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 55 km

Villages closest to Ballapalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballapalli village had a population of 2,146. That makes it the 66th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents.

Ballapalli village has 1,116 males and 1,030 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballapalli has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Ballapalli is 635107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ballapalli covers 929.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ballapalli falls under Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ballapalli is Kelamangalam, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ballapalli.

Ballapalli is about 55 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballapalli is in Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Denkanikottai is about 8.6 km away. Denkanikota is about 8.6 km away. Kelamangalam is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakkadasam (3.1 km), Palayamkotta (3.9 km) and Anniyalam (4.1 km).

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

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