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About Dodderi Village

Dodderi is a mid sized village in Nelamangala tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 891, made up of 460 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodderi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodderi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Nelamangala
Pincode 562111
Area (hectares) 260.57 hectares
Population 891
Male Population 460
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dodderi compares

By the 2011 count Dodderi is the 56th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 260.57 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Dodderi

Dodderi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dodderi 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 Dodderi from other places

Dodderi lies about 29 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Doddabele, about 6.8 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 Dodderi
Nearest railway station Doddabele 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nelamangala 12 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 29 km

Villages closest to Dodderi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nelamangala 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 Dodderi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodderi village had a population of 891. That makes it the 56th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Dodderi village has 460 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodderi has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Dodderi is 562111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodderi covers 260.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dodderi falls under Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dodderi is Doddabele, about 6.8 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 Dodderi.

Dodderi is about 29 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodderi is in Nelamangala tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Doddabele is about 6.8 km away. Nelamangala is about 12 km away. Bangalore Rural is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Govenahalli (under 2 km), Kuluvanahalli (under 2 km) and Alunaikanahalli (1.5 km).

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

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