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About Karukkanahalli Village

Karukkanahalli is one of the larger villages in Denkanikottai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,006, made up of 3,103 males and 2,903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1061.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karukkanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karukkanahalli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Denkanikottai
Pincode 635116
Area (hectares) 1061.72 hectares
Population 6,006
Male Population 3,103
Female Population 2,903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karukkanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Karukkanahalli is the 9th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents. Its 1061.72 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 Karukkanahalli

Karukkanahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karukkanahalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karukkanahalli from other places

Karukkanahalli lies about 51 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Periyanaga Thunai, about 20 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 Karukkanahalli
Tehsil headquarters Denkanikottai 8.2 km
Nearest town Denkanikota 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Periyanaga Thunai 20 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 51 km

Villages closest to Karukkanahalli

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 Karukkanahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Karukkanahalli village had a population of 6,006. That makes it the 9th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents.

Karukkanahalli village has 3,103 males and 2,903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karukkanahalli has about 936 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 Karukkanahalli is 635116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karukkanahalli covers 1061.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Karukkanahalli is Periyanaga Thunai, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Karukkanahalli is about 51 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karukkanahalli is in Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Denkanikottai is about 8.2 km away. Denkanikota is about 8.2 km away. Periyanaga Thunai is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karandapalli (under 2 km), Andevanapalli (1.6 km) and Malligarjunadurgam (2.0 km).

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

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