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About Dodda Tumkur Village

Dodda Tumkur is a mid sized village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,445, made up of 726 males and 719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodda Tumkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodda Tumkur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561203
Area (hectares) 469.58 hectares
Population 1,445
Male Population 726
Female Population 719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dodda Tumkur compares

By the 2011 count Dodda Tumkur is the 31st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 469.58 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dodda Tumkur

Dodda Tumkur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dodda Tumkur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dodda Tumkur from other places

Dodda Tumkur lies about 4.4 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Dodballapur, about 6.2 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 Dodda Tumkur
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Dodballapur 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 7.5 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 7.5 km

Villages closest to Dodda Tumkur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Dodda Tumkur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodda Tumkur village had a population of 1,445. That makes it the 31st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Dodda Tumkur village has 726 males and 719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodda Tumkur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dodda Tumkur is 561203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodda Tumkur covers 469.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dodda Tumkur falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dodda Tumkur is Dodballapur, about 6.2 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 <5 km distance for Dodda Tumkur.

Dodda Tumkur is about 4.4 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodda Tumkur is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Bangalore Rural is about 4.4 km away. Dodballapur is about 6.2 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nellukunte (under 2 km), Kakkehalli (under 2 km) and Hosahudya (1.9 km).

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

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