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About Dodagatta Village

Dodagatta is a large village in Roddam tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,055, made up of 1,562 males and 1,493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1624 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodagatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodagatta village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Roddam
Pincode 515123
Area (hectares) 1624 hectares
Population 3,055
Male Population 1,562
Female Population 1,493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dodagatta compares

By the 2011 count Dodagatta is the 5th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents. Its 1624 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dodagatta

Dodagatta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dodagatta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dodagatta from other places

Dodagatta lies about 76 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Pavagada, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dodagatta
Tehsil headquarters Roddam 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Pavagada 11 km
Nearest town Pāvugada 12 km
District headquarters Anantapur 76 km

Villages closest to Dodagatta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Roddam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dodagatta

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodagatta village had a population of 3,055. That makes it the 5th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents.

Dodagatta village has 1,562 males and 1,493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodagatta has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Dodagatta is 515123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodagatta covers 1624 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dodagatta falls under Roddam tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dodagatta is Pavagada, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dodagatta.

Dodagatta is about 76 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodagatta is in Roddam tehsil of Anantapur district. Roddam is about 9.3 km away. Pavagada is about 11 km away. Pāvugada is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Venkatapuram (under 2 km), Reddipalle (2.3 km) and Chinnamanthur (5.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dodagatta today is likely to be higher.

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