Village · Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri
# Santhanapalli

Santhanapalli is a village in Denkanikottai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 635107. The 2011 Census counted 6,545 people in 1,433 households, the 7th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.
- 6,545 people (2011)
- 1,433 households
- 57.9% literacy
- 635107 PIN code

## Santhanapalli PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Santhanapalli is 635107. Santhanapalli falls in Denkanikottai sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 635107
- Gram panchayat Santhanapalli
- Community development block Kelamangalam
- Census village code 644052

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Santhanapalli from nearby towns?
- Denkanikottai (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Krishnagiri (district HQ) 82 km by road
- Denkanikottai (nearest town) 8 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Santhanapalli?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Santhanapalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Hosur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hosur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hosur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Santhanapalli known for?

The main crops are ragi, beans and banana. About 30% of the 2,873 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Santhanapalli

Of every 100 households in Santhanapalli in 2011, 84 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santhanapalli · ■ Denkanikottai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 84% 90%
- Toilet within the home 4% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 81%
- Tap water 97% 81%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 17%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 81%
- Use banking services 16% 33%
- Television 94% 79%
- Mobile phone 54% 54%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 11% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 4% 12%
- Own their home 96% 92%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Santhanapalli?

■ Santhanapalli · ■ Denkanikottai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.9% 60.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 915 937
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 880 929
- Working population 56.5% 52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.5% for men and 50.7% for women. 63% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1,426 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,340 (36%) · ■ Household industry 36 (1%) · ■ Other work 528 (14%) · ■ Marginal 367 (10%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Denkanikottai
- Rayakotta 8,593 people
- Battamugulalam 7,929 people
- Thalli 6,915 people
- Pillari Agraharam 6,718 people
- Kottaiyur 6,340 people
- Karukkanahalli 6,006 people
- Doddamanchi 5,947 people
- Erudukotta 5,563 people

All 118 villages in Denkanikottai

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Santhanapalli? 635107
- How far is Santhanapalli from Krishnagiri? 82 km by road
- What is the population of Santhanapalli? 6,545 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santhanapalli in? Krishnagiri district (Denkanikottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Santhanapalli? 57.9% (Census 2011)

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