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About Dindavara Village

Dindavara is a large village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,486, made up of 1,788 males and 1,698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1802.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dindavara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dindavara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hiriyur
Pincode 577511
Area (hectares) 1802.66 hectares
Population 3,486
Male Population 1,788
Female Population 1,698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dindavara compares

By the 2011 count Dindavara is the 11th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 1802.66 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Dindavara

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

How far is Dindavara from other places

Dindavara lies about 54 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 49 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 Dindavara
Tehsil headquarters Hiriyur 16 km
Nearest town Hiriyūr 16 km
Nearest railway station Doddasiddavanhalli 49 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 54 km

Villages closest to Dindavara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dindavara village had a population of 3,486. That makes it the 11th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Dindavara village has 1,788 males and 1,698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dindavara has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Dindavara is 577511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dindavara covers 1802.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dindavara falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dindavara is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 49 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 village for Dindavara.

Dindavara is about 54 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dindavara is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyur is about 16 km away. Hiriyūr is about 16 km away. Doddasiddavanhalli is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halumadenahalli (under 2 km), Madenahalli (under 2 km) and Layaradasarahalli (3.0 km).

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

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