# Bilalam Village, Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/denkanikottai/bilalam/ Village · Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri # Bilalam Bilalam is a village in Denkanikottai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635107**. The 2011 Census counted **774 people in 154 households**, the 81st largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%. - 774people (2011) - 154households - 38.3%literacy - 635107PIN code ## Bilalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bilalam is 635107.** Bilalam falls in Denkanikottai sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635107 - Gram panchayatErudukotta - Community development blockKelamangalam - Census village code644077 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bilalam from nearby towns? - Denkanikottai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Krishnagiri (district HQ)82 km by road - Denkanikottai (nearest town)15 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 Bilalam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bilalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Denkanikottai - ○Degree college10+ km · Hosur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)8 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 Bilalam known for? The main crops are **ragi, maize and broad beans**. About 32% of the 410 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Bilalam Of every 100 households in Bilalam in 2011, 75 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bilalam · ■ Denkanikottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **90% Toilet within the home ****1%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **81% Tap water ****71%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **81% Use banking services ****3%** **33% Television ****18%** **79% Mobile phone ****10%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****71%** **12% Own their home ****81%** **92% 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 Bilalam? ■ Bilalam · ■ Denkanikottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****38.3%** **60.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875** **929 Working population ****54.7%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 48.6% for men and 26.4% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 184 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (4%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 123 (29%) · **■** Marginal 90 (21%) 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 Denkanikottai - Kottamadagu1,521 people - T.Gollahalli1,255 people - Ulimaranapalli870 people - Nellamaru Agraharam854 people - Arupalli731 people - Nendimangalam578 people - Thogarai Agraharam484 people - Averupally Agraharam467 people [All 118 villages in Denkanikottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/denkanikottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bilalam?635107 - How far is Bilalam from Krishnagiri?82 km by road - What is the population of Bilalam?774 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bilalam in?Krishnagiri district (Denkanikottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Bilalam?38.3% (Census 2011)