# Bikkanahalli Village, Palakkodu, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Palakkodu, Dharmapuri 

# Bikkanahalli

Bikkanahalli is a village in Palakkodu sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636805**. The 2011 Census counted **6,689 people in 1,590 households**, the 7th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 6,689people (2011)
- 1,590households
- 58.5%literacy
- 636805PIN code

## Bikkanahalli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bikkanahalli is 636805.** Bikkanahalli falls in Palakkodu sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636805
- Gram panchayatBikkanahalli , Jakkasamudram , Jittandahalli
- Community development blockKarimangalam
- Census village code643203

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bikkanahalli from nearby towns?

- Palakkodu (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dharmapuri (district HQ)45 km by road
- Marandahalli (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bikkanahalli?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Bikkanahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karukkanahalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Periyanahalli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marandahalli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bikkanahalli known for?

The main crops are **mango, sugarcane and coconut**. About 24% of the 3,450 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bikkanahalli

Of every 100 households in Bikkanahalli in 2011, 86 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bikkanahalli · ■ Palakkodu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****58%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**83%

Use banking services ****45%**

**49%

Television ****73%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**8%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bikkanahalli?

■ Bikkanahalli · ■ Palakkodu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**890

Working population ****53.3%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 49.1% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,279 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,188 (33%) · **■** Household industry 54 (2%) · **■** Other work 562 (16%) · **■** Marginal 481 (13%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Palakkodu

- Baisuhalli8,181 people
- P.Settighalli7,690 people
- Periyanahalli7,388 people
- Jertalar7,155 people
- Panjapalli6,680 people
- Jittandahalli6,215 people
- Begarahalli6,088 people
- Indamangalam5,675 people

[All 94 villages in Palakkodu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bikkanahalli?636805
- How far is Bikkanahalli from Dharmapuri?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bikkanahalli?6,689 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bikkanahalli in?Dharmapuri district (Palakkodu sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Bikkanahalli?58.5% (Census 2011)