Skip to main content

About Belethottam Village

Belethottam is a large village in Pochampalli tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,606, made up of 2,430 males and 2,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1186.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belethottam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belethottam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Pochampalli
Pincode 635206
Area (hectares) 1186.43 hectares
Population 4,606
Male Population 2,430
Female Population 2,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belethottam compares

By the 2011 count Belethottam is the 16th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,419 residents. Its 1186.43 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Belethottam

Belethottam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Belethottam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Belethottam from other places

Belethottam lies about 30 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Samalpatti, about 8.7 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 Belethottam
Tehsil headquarters Pochampalli 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Samalpatti 8.7 km
Nearest town Tirupattur 25 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 30 km

Villages closest to Belethottam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belethottam village had a population of 4,606. That makes it the 16th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,419 residents.

Belethottam village has 2,430 males and 2,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belethottam has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Belethottam is 635206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belethottam covers 1186.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belethottam falls under Pochampalli tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Belethottam is Samalpatti, about 8.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Belethottam.

Belethottam 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.

Belethottam is in Pochampalli tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Pochampalli is about 4.0 km away. Samalpatti is about 8.7 km away. Tirupattur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadamalampatti (3.8 km), Mukkampatti (3.9 km) and Sonarahalli (4.3 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

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