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About Bilalam Village

Bilalam is a mid sized village in Denkanikottai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 414 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Denkanikottai
Pincode 635107
Area (hectares) 410.47 hectares
Population 774
Male Population 414
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilalam compares

By the 2011 count Bilalam is the 81st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents. Its 410.47 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bilalam

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

Bilalam lies about 29 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 Bilalam
Nearest railway station Kelamangalam 19 km
Nearest town Hosūr 20 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Denkanikottai 31 km

Villages closest to Bilalam

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 Bilalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilalam village had a population of 774. That makes it the 81st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents.

Bilalam village has 414 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilalam has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

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

Bilalam covers 410.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bilalam 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 Bilalam.

Bilalam is about 29 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilalam is in Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Kelamangalam is about 19 km away. Hosūr is about 20 km away. Krishnagiri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nendimangalam (16 km), Nagamangalam (17 km) and T Gollahalli (17 km).

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

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