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About Durvigere Village

Durvigere is a mid sized village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,850, made up of 931 males and 919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 520.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durvigere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durvigere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Channagiri
Pincode 577215
Area (hectares) 520.74 hectares
Population 1,850
Male Population 931
Female Population 919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Durvigere compares

By the 2011 count Durvigere is the 44th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 520.74 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 983.

Getting to Durvigere

Durvigere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Durvigere as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Durvigere from other places

Durvigere lies about 72 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Ajjampura, about 12 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 Durvigere
Nearest railway station Ajjampura 12 km
Nearest town Tarikere 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Channagiri 22 km
District headquarters Davanagere 72 km

Villages closest to Durvigere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durvigere village had a population of 1,850. That makes it the 44th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Durvigere village has 931 males and 919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durvigere has about 987 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Durvigere is 577215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durvigere covers 520.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durvigere falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Durvigere is Ajjampura, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Durvigere.

Durvigere is about 72 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durvigere is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Ajjampura is about 12 km away. Tarikere is about 19 km away. Channagiri is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgadabasavapura (1.9 km), Kodagikere (3.1 km) and Yekkegondi (3.1 km).

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

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