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About Dogganal Village

Dogganal is a mid sized village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,450, made up of 729 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 653.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dogganal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dogganal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577531
Area (hectares) 653.77 hectares
Population 1,450
Male Population 729
Female Population 721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dogganal compares

By the 2011 count Dogganal is the 43rd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 653.77 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Dogganal

Dogganal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dogganal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dogganal from other places

Dogganal lies about 42 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Nulenuru, about 5.8 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 Dogganal
Nearest railway station Nulenuru 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 12 km
Nearest town Channagiri 16 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 42 km

Villages closest to Dogganal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dogganal village had a population of 1,450. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Dogganal village has 729 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dogganal has about 989 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 976.

The pincode recorded for Dogganal is 577531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dogganal covers 653.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dogganal falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dogganal is Nulenuru, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance for Dogganal.

Dogganal is about 42 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dogganal is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Nulenuru is about 5.8 km away. Holalkere is about 12 km away. Channagiri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dummi (under 2 km), Kalkere (2.3 km) and Hanumali (2.6 km).

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

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