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About Santhanapalli Village

Santhanapalli 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 6,545, made up of 3,417 males and 3,128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2872.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santhanapalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santhanapalli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Denkanikottai
Pincode 635107
Area (hectares) 2872.92 hectares
Population 6,545
Male Population 3,417
Female Population 3,128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santhanapalli compares

By the 2011 count Santhanapalli is the 7th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents. Its 2872.92 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, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Santhanapalli

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

Santhanapalli lies about 43 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Periyanaga Thunai, about 14 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 Santhanapalli
Tehsil headquarters Denkanikottai 7.5 km
Nearest town Denkanikota 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Periyanaga Thunai 14 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 43 km

Villages closest to Santhanapalli

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 Santhanapalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Santhanapalli village had a population of 6,545. That makes it the 7th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents.

Santhanapalli village has 3,417 males and 3,128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santhanapalli has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

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

Santhanapalli covers 2872.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Santhanapalli is Periyanaga Thunai, about 14 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 Santhanapalli.

Santhanapalli is about 43 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santhanapalli is in Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Denkanikottai is about 7.5 km away. Denkanikota is about 7.5 km away. Periyanaga Thunai is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Erudukotta (1.9 km), Hanumanthapuram (2.4 km) and Kottur (5.8 km).

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

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