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About Balekuli Village

Balekuli is one of the larger villages in Krishnagiri tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,025, made up of 3,623 males and 3,402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2101.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balekuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balekuli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Krishnagiri
Pincode 635204
Area (hectares) 2101.85 hectares
Population 7,025
Male Population 3,623
Female Population 3,402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balekuli compares

By the 2011 count Balekuli is the 15th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents. Its 2101.85 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Balekuli

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

Balekuli lies about 14 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kunnattur, about 24 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 Balekuli
Tehsil headquarters Krishnagiri 14 km
Nearest railway station Kunnattur 24 km

Villages closest to Balekuli

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 Balekuli

As per the Census of India 2011, Balekuli village had a population of 7,025. That makes it the 15th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents.

Balekuli village has 3,623 males and 3,402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balekuli has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Balekuli is 635204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balekuli covers 2101.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Balekuli is Kunnattur, about 24 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 Balekuli.

Balekuli is about 14 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balekuli is in Krishnagiri tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Krishnagiri is about 14 km away. Kunnattur 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 Ikondamkothapalli (4.6 km), Panneswaramadam (4.6 km) and Modikuppam (5.8 km).

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

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