# Gendanahalli Village, Palakkodu, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/gendanahalli/ Village · Palakkodu, Dharmapuri # Gendanahalli Gendanahalli is a village in Palakkodu sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636806**. The 2011 Census counted **3,171 people in 792 households**, the 47th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 3,171people (2011) - 792households - 57.9%literacy - 636806PIN code ## Gendanahalli PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gendanahalli is 636806.** Gendanahalli falls in Palakkodu sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636806 - Gram panchayatGendanahalli - Community development blockPalacode - Census village code643212 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gendanahalli from nearby towns? - Palakkodu (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Dharmapuri (district HQ)43 km by road - Marandahalli (nearest town)8 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 Gendanahalli? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gendanahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Marandahalli - ○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 - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Gendanahalli known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and tomato**. About 37% of the 1,728 hectares of village land is sown, and 271 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 Gendanahalli Of every 100 households in Gendanahalli in 2011, 79 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gendanahalli · ■ Palakkodu rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **87% Toilet within the home ****3%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **90% Tap water ****89%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **83% Use banking services ****26%** **49% Television ****80%** **80% Mobile phone ****68%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **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 Gendanahalli? ■ Gendanahalli · ■ Palakkodu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977** **890 Working population ****54.2%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.9% for men and 50.6% for women. 62% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 577 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 464 (27%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 608 (35%) · **■** Marginal 49 (3%) 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 - Pothalahalli3,483 people - Kottumaranahalli3,366 people - Belamaranahalli3,277 people - Athimutlu3,210 people - Dindal3,009 people - Themmarayanahalli2,990 people - Chudanur2,957 people - Gummanur2,752 people [All 94 villages in Palakkodu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gendanahalli?636806 - How far is Gendanahalli from Dharmapuri?43 km by road - What is the population of Gendanahalli?3,171 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gendanahalli in?Dharmapuri district (Palakkodu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Gendanahalli?57.9% (Census 2011)