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About Balanapalli Village

Balanapalli is a small village in Krishnagiri tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 230 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balanapalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balanapalli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Krishnagiri
Pincode 635121
Area (hectares) 480.72 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 230
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balanapalli compares

By the 2011 count Balanapalli is the 125th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents. Its 480.72 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 973.

Getting to Balanapalli

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

Balanapalli lies about 24 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Rayakkottai, about 9.0 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 Balanapalli
Nearest railway station Rayakkottai 9.0 km
Nearest town Kādiganpalli 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishnagiri 24 km

Villages closest to Balanapalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krishnagiri 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 Balanapalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Balanapalli village had a population of 464. That makes it the 125th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents.

Balanapalli village has 230 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balanapalli has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Balanapalli is 635121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balanapalli covers 480.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balanapalli falls under Krishnagiri tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Balanapalli is Rayakkottai, about 9.0 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 Balanapalli.

Balanapalli is about 24 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balanapalli is in Krishnagiri tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Rayakkottai is about 9.0 km away. Kādiganpalli is about 24 km away. Krishnagiri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bayanapalli (under 2 km), Chinnathimminayanapalli (5.2 km) and Ragimakanapalli (5.2 km).

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

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