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About Helekundani Village

Helekundani is a mid sized village in Krishnagiri tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 650, made up of 344 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 625.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Helekundani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Helekundani village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Krishnagiri
Pincode 635121
Area (hectares) 625.14 hectares
Population 650
Male Population 344
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Helekundani compares

By the 2011 count Helekundani is the 112th 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 625.14 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Helekundani

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

Helekundani lies about 30 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kamasamudram, about 18 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 Helekundani
Nearest railway station Kamasamudram 18 km
Nearest town Kuppam 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishnagiri 30 km

Villages closest to Helekundani

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 Helekundani

As per the Census of India 2011, Helekundani village had a population of 650. That makes it the 112th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents.

Helekundani village has 344 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Helekundani has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

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

Helekundani covers 625.14 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Helekundani is Kamasamudram, about 18 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 Helekundani.

Helekundani is about 30 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Helekundani is in Krishnagiri tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Kamasamudram is about 18 km away. Kuppam is about 27 km away. Krishnagiri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neralagiri (4.7 km), Bathimadugu (4.8 km) and Ettipalli (4.8 km).

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

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