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About Hodigere Village

Hodigere is a large village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,936, made up of 1,975 males and 1,961 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1236.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hodigere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hodigere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Channagiri
Pincode 577215
Area (hectares) 1236.78 hectares
Population 3,936
Male Population 1,975
Female Population 1,961
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hodigere compares

By the 2011 count Hodigere is the 11th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 1236.78 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 983.

Getting to Hodigere

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

Hodigere lies about 48 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Nulenuru, about 14 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 Hodigere
Tehsil headquarters Channagiri 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Nulenuru 14 km
District headquarters Davanagere 48 km

Villages closest to Hodigere

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 Hodigere

As per the Census of India 2011, Hodigere village had a population of 3,936. That makes it the 11th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Hodigere village has 1,975 males and 1,961 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hodigere has about 993 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 Hodigere is 577215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hodigere covers 1236.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hodigere falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hodigere is Nulenuru, about 14 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 Hodigere.

Hodigere is about 48 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hodigere is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Channagiri is about 8.6 km away. Nulenuru is about 14 km away. Davanagere is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Channapura (2.1 km), Yeragattihalli (2.3 km) and Benkikere (2.4 km).

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

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