About Dodderi Village

Dodderi is a large village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,542, made up of 2,305 males and 2,237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2028.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodderi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodderi village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Challakere
Pincode	577501
Area (hectares)	2028.17 hectares
Population	4,542
Male Population	2,305
Female Population	2,237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
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 9th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 2028.17 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 953.

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 34 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Challakere, about 5.5 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 Dodderi
Nearest railway station	Challakere	5.5 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	34 km

Villages closest to Dodderi

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

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Common questions about Dodderi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodderi village had a population of 4,542. That makes it the 9th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Dodderi village has 2,305 males and 2,237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodderi has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Dodderi is 577501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodderi covers 2028.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dodderi falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dodderi is Challakere, about 5.5 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 34 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodderi is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Challakere is about 5.5 km away. Chitradurga is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.