# Battalamalai Village, Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri 

# Battalamalai

Battalamalai is a village in Pappireddipatti sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635301**. The 2011 Census counted **780 people in 170 households**, the 67th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 780people (2011)
- 170households
- 48.6%literacy
- 635301PIN code

## Battalamalai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Battalamalai is 635301.** Battalamalai falls in Pappireddipatti sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code635301
- Gram panchayatSunkarahalli
- Community development blockMorappur
- Census village code643501

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

## How far is Battalamalai from nearby towns?

- Pappireddipatti (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Dharmapuri (district HQ)30 km by road
- Kadathur (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 Battalamalai?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Battalamalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Unisenahalli
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sunkarahalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nallampalli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Battalamalai known for?

The main crops are **coffee, corn and ragi**. About 21% of the 664 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Battalamalai

Of every 100 households in Battalamalai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Battalamalai · ■ Pappireddipatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**83%

Tap water ****91%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**72%

Use banking services ****9%**

**51%

Television ****83%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Battalamalai?

■ Battalamalai · ■ Pappireddipatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.6%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**943

Working population ****52.8%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.1% for men and 38.1% for women. 53% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 323 (78%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 74 (18%)

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 Pappireddipatti

- Ajjampatty912 people
- Peddur897 people
- Elandaikuttapatty823 people
- Jangalahalli805 people
- Nadupatti767 people
- Kullampatty756 people
- Manjavadi752 people
- Pethasamudram729 people

[All 101 villages in Pappireddipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/pappireddipatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Battalamalai?635301
- How far is Battalamalai from Dharmapuri?30 km by road
- What is the population of Battalamalai?780 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Battalamalai in?Dharmapuri district (Pappireddipatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Battalamalai?48.6% (Census 2011)
