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About Dakulgi Village

Dakulgi is a large village in Homnabad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,074, made up of 1,075 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 703.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakulgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakulgi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Homnabad
Pincode 585415
Area (hectares) 703.55 hectares
Population 2,074
Male Population 1,075
Female Population 999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakulgi compares

By the 2011 count Dakulgi is the 47th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents. Its 703.55 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 967.

Getting to Dakulgi

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

How far is Dakulgi from other places

Dakulgi lies about 23 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Hallikhed, about 3.5 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 Dakulgi
Nearest railway station Hallikhed 3.5 km
Nearest town Chitaguppa 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Homnabad 22 km
District headquarters Bidar 23 km

Villages closest to Dakulgi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakulgi village had a population of 2,074. That makes it the 47th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents.

Dakulgi village has 1,075 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakulgi has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Dakulgi is 585415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakulgi covers 703.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakulgi falls under Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dakulgi is Hallikhed, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakulgi.

Dakulgi is about 23 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakulgi is in Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district. Hallikhed is about 3.5 km away. Chitaguppa is about 20 km away. Homnabad is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hilalpur (2.9 km), Sindbandigi (3.3 km) and Markhal (5.0 km).

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

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