# Booganahalli Village, Palakkodu, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/booganahalli/ Village · Palakkodu, Dharmapuri # Booganahalli Booganahalli is a village in Palakkodu sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636809**. The 2011 Census counted **5,240 people in 1,299 households**, the 19th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 5,240people (2011) - 1,299households - 60.3%literacy - 636809PIN code ## Booganahalli PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Booganahalli is 636809.** Booganahalli falls in Palakkodu sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636809 - Gram panchayatBooganahalli - Community development blockPalacode - Census village code643284 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Booganahalli from nearby towns? - Palakkodu (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Dharmapuri (district HQ)12 km by road - Dharmapuri (nearest town)12 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 Booganahalli? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Booganahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Selliyampatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Periyanahalli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Papparapatti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 21 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 Booganahalli known for? The main crops are **turmeric, sugarcane and tapioca**. About 66% of the 891 hectares of village land is sown, and 344 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 Booganahalli Of every 100 households in Booganahalli in 2011, 84 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Booganahalli · ■ Palakkodu rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **87% Toilet within the home ****2%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **90% Tap water ****53%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **83% Use banking services ****43%** **49% Television ****80%** **80% Mobile phone ****62%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****30%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **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 Booganahalli? ■ Booganahalli · ■ Palakkodu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856** **890 Working population ****55.6%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.7% for men and 50.2% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 798 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 960 (33%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 811 (28%) · **■** Marginal 342 (12%) 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 - Karagodahalli5,338 people - Sekkodi5,334 people - Jakkasamudram5,302 people - Mallikuttai5,289 people - Velakalahalli5,184 people - Bommahalli5,146 people - Murukkampatti4,871 people - Thirumalvadi4,852 people [All 94 villages in Palakkodu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Booganahalli?636809 - How far is Booganahalli from Dharmapuri?12 km by road - What is the population of Booganahalli?5,240 (Census 2011) - Which district is Booganahalli in?Dharmapuri district (Palakkodu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Booganahalli?60.3% (Census 2011)