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About Dolpady Village

Dolpady is a mid sized village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,286, made up of 626 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1194.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574328, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dolpady Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolpady village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Puttur
Pincode 574328
Area (hectares) 1194.68 hectares
Population 1,286
Male Population 626
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dolpady compares

By the 2011 count Dolpady is the 62nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 1194.68 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dolpady

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

Dolpady lies about 23 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Yedamangala, about 2.6 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 Dolpady
Nearest railway station Yedamangala 2.6 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Puttur 24 km
Nearest town Puttūr 24 km

Villages closest to Dolpady

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolpady village had a population of 1,286. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Dolpady village has 626 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolpady has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Dolpady is 574328. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dolpady covers 1194.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dolpady falls under Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dolpady is Yedamangala, about 2.6 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 Dolpady.

Dolpady is about 23 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dolpady is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Yedamangala is about 2.6 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 23 km away. Puttur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charvaka (4.3 km), Kadaba (5.1 km) and Ballya (5.9 km).

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

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