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About Berigai Village

Berigai is one of the larger villages in Hosur tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,884, made up of 3,970 males and 3,914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 997.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Berigai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berigai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Hosur
Pincode 635105
Area (hectares) 997.95 hectares
Population 7,884
Male Population 3,970
Female Population 3,914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Berigai compares

By the 2011 count Berigai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 997.95 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Berigai

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

Berigai lies about 41 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 Berigai
Tehsil headquarters Hosur 17 km
Nearest town Hosūr 17 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 41 km

Villages closest to Berigai

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 Berigai

As per the Census of India 2011, Berigai village had a population of 7,884. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Berigai village has 3,970 males and 3,914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berigai has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Berigai is 635105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Berigai covers 997.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Berigai 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 village for Berigai.

Berigai is about 41 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Berigai is in Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Hosur is about 17 km away. Hosūr is about 17 km away. Krishnagiri is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurubarapalli (2.2 km), Amuthugondapalli (2.3 km) and Suligunta (2.8 km).

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

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