About Palayamkotta Village

Palayamkotta is a large village in Denkanikottai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,292, made up of 1,738 males and 1,554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1758.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palayamkotta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palayamkotta village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Krishnagiri
Tehsil	Denkanikottai
Pincode	635107
Area (hectares)	1758.88 hectares
Population	3,292
Male Population	1,738
Female Population	1,554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palayamkotta compares

By the 2011 count Palayamkotta is the 43rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents. Its 1758.88 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, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Palayamkotta

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

Palayamkotta lies about 55 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kelamangalam, about 21 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 Palayamkotta
Tehsil headquarters	Denkanikottai	9.1 km
Nearest town	Denkanikota	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kelamangalam	21 km
District headquarters	Krishnagiri	55 km

Villages closest to Palayamkotta

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.

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Common questions about Palayamkotta

As per the Census of India 2011, Palayamkotta village had a population of 3,292. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents.

Palayamkotta village has 1,738 males and 1,554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palayamkotta has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

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

Palayamkotta covers 1758.88 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Palayamkotta is Kelamangalam, about 21 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 Palayamkotta.

Palayamkotta 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.

Palayamkotta is in Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Denkanikottai is about 9.1 km away. Denkanikota is about 9.1 km away. Kelamangalam is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.