About Shoolagiri Village

Shoolagiri 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 9,530, made up of 4,788 males and 4,742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1088.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shoolagiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shoolagiri village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Krishnagiri
Tehsil	Hosur
Pincode	635117
Area (hectares)	1088.28 hectares
Population	9,530
Male Population	4,788
Female Population	4,742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shoolagiri compares

By the 2011 count Shoolagiri 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 1088.28 hectares work out to about 8.8 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 Shoolagiri

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

Shoolagiri lies about 27 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Periyanaga Thunai, about 16 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 Shoolagiri
Nearest railway station	Periyanaga Thunai	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hosur	21 km
Nearest town	Hosūr	21 km
District headquarters	Krishnagiri	27 km

Villages closest to Shoolagiri

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.

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Common questions about Shoolagiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Shoolagiri village had a population of 9,530. 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.

Shoolagiri village has 4,788 males and 4,742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shoolagiri has about 990 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 Shoolagiri is 635117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shoolagiri covers 1088.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shoolagiri is Periyanaga Thunai, about 16 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 Shoolagiri.

Shoolagiri is about 27 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shoolagiri is in Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Periyanaga Thunai is about 16 km away. Hosur is about 21 km away. Hosūr is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.