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About Palepalle Village

Palepalle 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 7,631, made up of 3,698 males and 3,933 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1296.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palepalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palepalle village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Krishnagiri
Pincode 635108
Area (hectares) 1296.08 hectares
Population 7,631
Male Population 3,698
Female Population 3,933
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palepalle compares

By the 2011 count Palepalle is the 13th 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 1296.08 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Palepalle

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

Palepalle lies about 11 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Mulanur, about 15 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 Palepalle
Tehsil headquarters Krishnagiri 11 km
Nearest railway station Mulanur 15 km

Villages closest to Palepalle

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 Palepalle

As per the Census of India 2011, Palepalle village had a population of 7,631. That makes it the 13th 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.

Palepalle village has 3,698 males and 3,933 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palepalle has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Palepalle is 635108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palepalle covers 1296.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Palepalle is Mulanur, about 15 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 Palepalle.

Palepalle is about 11 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palepalle is in Krishnagiri tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Krishnagiri is about 11 km away. Mulanur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varatanapalli (1.7 km), Varatanapalli R F (1.7 km) and Ragimanapalli (3.9 km).

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

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