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About Basthalapalli Village

Basthalapalli is a mid sized village in Hosur tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 485 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basthalapalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basthalapalli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Hosur
Pincode 635117
Area (hectares) 333.06 hectares
Population 969
Male Population 485
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basthalapalli compares

By the 2011 count Basthalapalli is the 77th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 333.06 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Basthalapalli

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

Basthalapalli lies about 44 km from Krishnagiri. 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 Basthalapalli
Tehsil headquarters Hosur 3.5 km
Nearest town Hosūr 3.5 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 44 km

Villages closest to Basthalapalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basthalapalli village had a population of 969. That makes it the 77th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Basthalapalli village has 485 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basthalapalli has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Basthalapalli is 635117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basthalapalli covers 333.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Basthalapalli falls under Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Basthalapalli notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Basthalapalli.

Basthalapalli is about 44 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basthalapalli is in Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Hosur is about 3.5 km away. Hosūr is about 3.5 km away. Krishnagiri is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moranapalli (under 2 km), Sanamavu (2.1 km) and Chenathur (2.2 km).

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

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