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About Dummi Village

Dummi is a large village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,955, made up of 2,023 males and 1,932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1126.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dummi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dummi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577531
Area (hectares) 1126.96 hectares
Population 3,955
Male Population 2,023
Female Population 1,932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dummi compares

By the 2011 count Dummi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 1126.96 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Dummi

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

Dummi lies about 42 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Nulenuru, about 6.8 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 Dummi
Nearest railway station Nulenuru 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 13 km
Nearest town Channagiri 15 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 42 km

Villages closest to Dummi

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 Dummi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dummi village had a population of 3,955. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Dummi village has 2,023 males and 1,932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dummi has about 955 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 976.

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

Dummi covers 1126.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dummi falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dummi is Nulenuru, about 6.8 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 village for Dummi.

Dummi 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.

Dummi is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Nulenuru is about 6.8 km away. Holalkere is about 13 km away. Channagiri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dogganal (under 2 km), Kalkere (2.9 km) and Malladihalli (3.0 km).

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

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