About Sikkalapalli Village

Sikkalapalli is a mid sized village in Hosur tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,723, made up of 914 males and 809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikkalapalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikkalapalli village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Krishnagiri
Tehsil	Hosur
Pincode	635115
Area (hectares)	460.03 hectares
Population	1,723
Male Population	914
Female Population	809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikkalapalli compares

By the 2011 count Sikkalapalli is the 52nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 460.03 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 Sikkalapalli

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

Sikkalapalli lies about 38 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 Sikkalapalli
Tehsil headquarters	Hosur	18 km
Nearest town	Hosūr	18 km
District headquarters	Krishnagiri	38 km

Villages closest to Sikkalapalli

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 Sikkalapalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikkalapalli village had a population of 1,723. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Sikkalapalli village has 914 males and 809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikkalapalli has about 885 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 Sikkalapalli is 635115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikkalapalli covers 460.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Sikkalapalli 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sikkalapalli.

Sikkalapalli is about 38 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikkalapalli is in Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Hosur is about 18 km away. Hosūr is about 18 km away. Krishnagiri is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.