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About Duggavara Village

Duggavara is a large village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,537, made up of 1,301 males and 1,236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1427.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duggavara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duggavara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577522
Area (hectares) 1427.55 hectares
Population 2,537
Male Population 1,301
Female Population 1,236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Duggavara compares

By the 2011 count Duggavara is the 25th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 1427.55 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Duggavara

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

Duggavara lies about 35 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Challakere, about 5.3 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 Duggavara
Nearest railway station Challakere 5.3 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 35 km

Villages closest to Duggavara

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.

Common questions about Duggavara

As per the Census of India 2011, Duggavara village had a population of 2,537. That makes it the 25th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Duggavara village has 1,301 males and 1,236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duggavara has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Duggavara is 577522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duggavara covers 1427.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Duggavara falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Duggavara is Challakere, about 5.3 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 Duggavara.

Duggavara is about 35 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duggavara is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Challakere is about 5.3 km away. Chitradurga is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baramasagara (2.7 km), Bharamasagara (2.7 km) and Bommasamudra (3.1 km).

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

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