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About Bikkanapalli Village

Bikkanapalli is a mid sized village in Hosur tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 981, made up of 489 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 815.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bikkanapalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bikkanapalli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Hosur
Pincode 635115
Area (hectares) 815.59 hectares
Population 981
Male Population 489
Female Population 492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bikkanapalli compares

By the 2011 count Bikkanapalli is the 75th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 815.59 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Bikkanapalli

Bikkanapalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bikkanapalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bikkanapalli from other places

Bikkanapalli lies about 15 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Rayakkottai, about 10 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 Bikkanapalli
Nearest railway station Rayakkottai 10 km
Nearest town Kādiganpalli 14 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosur 33 km

Villages closest to Bikkanapalli

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 Bikkanapalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Bikkanapalli village had a population of 981. That makes it the 75th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Bikkanapalli village has 489 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bikkanapalli has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Bikkanapalli is 635115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bikkanapalli covers 815.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bikkanapalli is Rayakkottai, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Bikkanapalli.

Bikkanapalli is about 15 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bikkanapalli is in Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Rayakkottai is about 10 km away. Kādiganpalli is about 14 km away. Krishnagiri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melumalai (3.4 km), Chinnakudibala (5.0 km) and Balagondarayanadurgam (5.6 km).

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

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