Krishnagiri Taluka - Tamil Nadu
Krishnagiri is an administrative taluka in the Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Krishnagiri is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Rayakkottai, while the nearest airport is Salem Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 65.8 km.
The total area of the taluka is 1,276 km², including 1,225.60 km² rural area and 50.59 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 984 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Krishnagiri Taluka
Krishnagiri Taluka has a total of 140 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agaram | Rural | Moramadugu |
| 2 | Agasipalli | Rural | Agasipalli |
| 3 | Alapatti | Rural | Velagalahalli |
| 4 | Appinayakkankottai | Rural | Chinthagummanapalli |
| 5 | Ariyanapalli | Rural | Veppanapalli |
| 6 | Avalnatham | Rural | Chennasandiram |
| 7 | Balanapalli | Rural | Balanapalli |
| 8 | Baleguli-2 | Rural | Baleguli |
| 9 | Balekuli | Rural | Erumampatti |
| 10 | Bannihalli | Rural | Bannihalli |
| 11 | Bargur R.F. | Rural | Oppathavadi |
| 12 | Bathimadugu | Rural | Bathimadugu |
| 13 | Bayanapalli (Part) | Rural | Baiyanapalli |
| 14 | Beemandapalli | Rural | Beemandapalli |
| 15 | Bellampalli | Rural | Bellampalli |
| 16 | Bellarapalli | Rural | Pachiganapalli |
| 17 | Billanakuppam | Rural | Billanakuppam |
| 18 | Boganapalli | Rural | Peththanapalli |
| 19 | Bommarasanapalli | Rural | Veppanapalli |
| 20 | Budhimutlu | Rural | Sigaramaganapalli |
| 21 | Chaparthi | Rural | Chaparthi |
| 22 | Chennasandiram | Rural | Marasandiram |
| 23 | Chikkapoovathi | Rural | Chikkapoovathi |
| 24 | Chinnakothur | Rural | V.Madepalli |
| 25 | Chowttahalli | Rural | Sowtahalli |
| 26 | Dasigounipalli | Rural | Veppanapalli |
| 27 | Dasiripalli | Rural | Naduvanapalli |
| 28 | Devarakundani | Rural | Neralagiri |
| 29 | Devasamudiram | Rural | Devasamuthiram |
| 30 | Doddaganama | Rural | Sigaramaganapalli |
| 31 | Ebbiri | Rural | Manavarnapalli |
| 32 | Edayarapalli | Rural | Chinthagummanapalli |
| 33 | Errahalli | Rural | Errahalli |
| 34 | Errahalli-2 | Rural | Errahalli |
| 35 | Ettipalli | Rural | Neralagiri |
| 36 | Ettipallitalav | Rural | Neralagiri |
| 37 | Gangaleri | Rural | Gangaleri |
| 38 | Gangamadugu | Rural | Manavarnapalli |
| 39 | Gollapalli | Rural | Manavarnapalli |
| 40 | Gollapalli | Rural | Beemandapalli |
| 41 | Gooliam | Rural | Gooliam |
| 42 | Gundalapatti | Rural | Gundalapatti |
| 43 | Gundalapatti-2 | Rural | Gundalapatti |
| 44 | Gunthapalli | Rural | Kuppachiparai |
| 45 | Helekrishnnapuram | Rural | Halekundani |
| 46 | Helekundani | Rural | Halekundani |
| 47 | Idipalli | Rural | Balanapalli |
| 48 | Idipalli | Rural | Balanapalli |
| 49 | Jagadab | Rural | Jagadab |
| 50 | Junjupalli | Rural | Thippanapalli |
| 51 | Kadavarapalli | Rural | Thammandrapalli |
| 52 | Kallukurikki | Rural | Kallukurukki |
| 53 | Kammaampalli | Rural | Mallinaayanapalli |
| 54 | Karadihalli | Rural | Karadihalli |
| 55 | Kariyasagaramthalav | Rural | Kuriyanapalli |
| 56 | Kasiruganapalli | Rural | Manavarnapalli |
| 57 | Katheri-2 | Rural | Kalvehalli |
| 58 | Kathinayanapalli | Rural | Kaattinaayanapalli |
| 59 | Kathiripalli | Rural | Nachikuppam |
| 60 | Katteri | Rural | Kalvehalli |
| 61 | Kattiganapalli (Ct) | Rural | Kattigaanapalli |
| 62 | Kaveripattinam | Rural | Santhapuram |
| 63 | Kaveripattinam-2 | Urban | Not applicable |
| 64 | Kodipalli | Rural | Kodipalli |
| 65 | Kompalli | Rural | Thippanapalli |
| 66 | Kondappanayakempalli | Rural | Kondappanayanapalli |
| 67 | Kondepalli | Rural | Kondepalli |
| 68 | Konganepalli | Rural | Sigaramaganapalli |
| 69 | Kothigutalapalli | Rural | Mekalachinnampalli |
| 70 | Kottapetta | Rural | Kottapatti |
| 71 | Kottur R.F. | Rural | Oppathavadi |
| 72 | Krishnagiri | Urban | Not applicable |
| 73 | Krishnappanayakkanpudur | Rural | Bathimadugu |
| 74 | Kundarapalli | Rural | Samanthamalai |
| 75 | Kuppachiparai | Rural | Kuppachiparai |
| 76 | Kurubarapalli | Rural | Kurubarapalli |
| 77 | Lakkabathalapalli | Rural | Kuppachiparai |
| 78 | Madepalli | Rural | Madepalli |
| 79 | Maharajakadai R.F. | Rural | Naaralapalli |
| 80 | Manavarnapalli | Rural | Manavarnapalli |
| 81 | Marachandiram | Rural | Marasandiram |
| 82 | Marichettihalli | Rural | Marichettihalli |
| 83 | Marichettyhalli-2 | Rural | Marichettihalli |
| 84 | Marigampalli | Rural | Gangaleri |
| 85 | Mittahalli | Rural | Mittahalli |
| 86 | Mittahalli-2 | Rural | Mittahalli |
| 87 | Mottur | Rural | Nedungal |
| 88 | Nachikuppam | Rural | Nachikuppam |
| 89 | Naduvanapalli | Rural | Naduvanapalli |
| 90 | Nallur | Rural | Halekundani |
| 91 | Nandibanda R.F. | Rural | Sigaralapalli |
| 92 | Naralapalli | Rural | Naaralapalli |
| 93 | Naralapalli R.F. | Rural | Periyakottapalli |
| 94 | Neralagiri | Rural | Neralagiri |
| 95 | Neralakotta R.F. | Rural | Oppathavadi |
| 96 | Nirmalvadi | Rural | Halekundani |
| 97 | Oddapalli | Rural | Balanapalli |
| 98 | Paiyur | Rural | Paiyur |
| 99 | Pandikurikki | Rural | V.Madepalli |
| 100 | Pannapalli | Rural | Thammandrapalli |
| 101 | Panneswaramadam | Rural | Penneswaramadam |
| 102 | Peddatalapalli | Rural | Peththathaalapalli |
| 103 | Peddathanapalli | Rural | Periyakottapalli |
| 104 | Penneswaramadam-2 | Rural | Barur |
| 105 | Periamuthu | Rural | Periyamuthur |
| 106 | Periamuthur-2 | Rural | Periyamuthur |
| 107 | Piyur-2 | Rural | Paiyur |
| 108 | Polupalli | Rural | P.K. Peddanapalli |
| 109 | Ponnappa Gownapalli | Rural | V.Madepalli |
| 110 | Puliyancheri | Rural | Beemandapalli |
| 111 | Puram | Rural | Chennasandiram |
| 112 | Ragimakanapalli | Rural | Ippiganapalli |
| 113 | Ragimanapalli | Rural | Kurubarapalli |
| 114 | Sembadamuthur | Rural | Sembadamuthur |
| 115 | Sigaralapalli | Rural | Balanapalli |
| 116 | Sigaramaganapalli | Rural | Sigaramaganapalli |
| 117 | Singiripalli | Rural | Manavarnapalli |
| 118 | Siranapalli | Rural | Manavarnapalli |
| 119 | Sokkadi | Rural | Sokkaadi |
| 120 | Soolamalai | Rural | Shoolamalai |
| 121 | Sowtahalli-2 | Rural | Sowtahalli |
| 122 | Sundekuppam | Rural | Sundekuppam |
| 123 | Sundekuppam-2 | Rural | Sundekuppam |
| 124 | Talihalli | Rural | Thalihalli |
| 125 | Tankadikuppam | Rural | Neralagiri |
| 126 | Thalihalli-2 | Rural | Thalihalli |
| 127 | Thalipalli | Rural | Veppanapalli |
| 128 | Thandagoundarahalli | Rural | Chikkapoovathi |
| 129 | Thatrahalli | Rural | Thatrahalli |
| 130 | Thattatharai | Rural | Naduvanapalli |
| 131 | Theertham | Rural | Theertham |
| 132 | Thimmapuram-2 | Rural | Thimmapuram |
| 133 | Thogarapalli R.F. | Rural | Thogarapalli |
| 134 | Timmapuram | Rural | Thimmapuram |
| 135 | Undiganatham | Rural | Veppanapalli |
| 136 | Varatanapalli R.F. | Rural | Varattanapalli |
| 137 | Velakalahalli | Rural | Velagalahalli |
| 138 | Venkatapuram (Ct) | Rural | Venkatapuram |
| 139 | Veppanapalli | Rural | Veppanapalli |
| 140 | Verupasandiram | Rural | Chennasandiram |
Population of Krishnagiri Taluka
As per the Census 2011, Krishnagiri Taluka has a total population of 5,97,071 people, consisting of 3,00,821 males and 2,96,250 females. There are 1,41,113 households in the taluka with an average population density of 468 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 5,97,071 | 4,64,232 | 1,32,839 |
| Male Population | 3,00,821 | 2,34,646 | 66,175 |
| Female Population | 2,96,250 | 2,29,586 | 66,664 |
| Total Households | 1,41,113 | 1,09,964 | 31,149 |
| Population Density | 468 / km² | 379 / km² | 2,626 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 3,85,758 literate people and 67,555 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 72,114 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 4,427 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 67,555 | 53,052 | 14,503 |
| Literate Population | 3,85,758 | 2,84,468 | 1,01,290 |
| Illiterate Population | 2,11,313 | 1,79,764 | 31,549 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 72,114 | 56,560 | 15,554 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 4,427 | 4,040 | 387 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.