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About Boppalapuram Village

Boppalapuram is a small village in Hosur tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 143 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boppalapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boppalapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Hosur
Pincode 635103
Area (hectares) 88.11 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 143
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 804
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Boppalapuram compares

By the 2011 count Boppalapuram is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 88.11 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Boppalapuram

Boppalapuram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Boppalapuram as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Boppalapuram from other places

Boppalapuram lies about 59 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Devangonthi, about 7.5 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 Boppalapuram
Nearest railway station Devangonthi 7.5 km
Nearest town Mālūr 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosur 23 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 59 km

Villages closest to Boppalapuram

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 Boppalapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Boppalapuram village had a population of 258. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Boppalapuram village has 143 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boppalapuram has about 804 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Boppalapuram is 635103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boppalapuram covers 88.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Boppalapuram is Devangonthi, about 7.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Boppalapuram.

Boppalapuram is about 59 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boppalapuram is in Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Devangonthi is about 7.5 km away. Mālūr is about 9.2 km away. Hosur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karibasanapuram (under 2 km), Koladasapuram (under 2 km) and Sokkapuram (under 2 km).

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

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