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About Doddagatta Village

Doddagatta is a mid sized village in Hosdurga tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,573, made up of 796 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1602.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doddagatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doddagatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hosdurga
Pincode 577527
Area (hectares) 1602.64 hectares
Population 1,573
Male Population 796
Female Population 777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Doddagatta compares

By the 2011 count Doddagatta is the 38th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 1602.64 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Doddagatta

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

How far is Doddagatta from other places

Doddagatta lies about 37 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Arabaghatta, about 16 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 Doddagatta
Tehsil headquarters Hosdurga 13 km
Nearest town Hosadurga 13 km
Nearest railway station Arabaghatta 16 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 37 km

Villages closest to Doddagatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doddagatta village had a population of 1,573. That makes it the 38th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Doddagatta village has 796 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doddagatta has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Doddagatta is 577527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doddagatta covers 1602.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Doddagatta falls under Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Doddagatta is Arabaghatta, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Doddagatta.

Doddagatta is about 37 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doddagatta is in Hosdurga tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hosdurga is about 13 km away. Hosadurga is about 13 km away. Arabaghatta 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 Banasihalli (1.6 km), Thanigekal (1.8 km) and Bylahalli (2.0 km).

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

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