Skip to main content

About Gangaleri Village

Gangaleri is a large village in Krishnagiri tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,242, made up of 1,617 males and 1,625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 724.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangaleri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangaleri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Krishnagiri
Pincode 635122
Area (hectares) 724.13 hectares
Population 3,242
Male Population 1,617
Female Population 1,625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangaleri compares

By the 2011 count Gangaleri is the 58th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents. Its 724.13 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Gangaleri

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

Gangaleri lies about 6.1 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Rayakkottai, about 14 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 Gangaleri
Nearest town Kādiganpalli 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishnagiri 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Rayakkottai 14 km

Villages closest to Gangaleri

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 Gangaleri

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangaleri village had a population of 3,242. That makes it the 58th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents.

Gangaleri village has 1,617 males and 1,625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangaleri has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Gangaleri is 635122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangaleri covers 724.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gangaleri is Rayakkottai, about 14 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 Gangaleri.

Gangaleri is about 6.1 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangaleri is in Krishnagiri tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Kādiganpalli is about 5.6 km away. Krishnagiri is about 6.1 km away. Rayakkottai is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bellarapalli (under 2 km), Marigampalli (2.3 km) and Peddatalapalli (2.7 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.