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About Dhulehole Village

Dhulehole is a mid sized village in Harihar tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,542, made up of 786 males and 756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 607.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhulehole Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhulehole village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Harihar
Pincode 577316
Area (hectares) 607.26 hectares
Population 1,542
Male Population 786
Female Population 756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhulehole compares

By the 2011 count Dhulehole is the 34th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 607.26 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 959.

Getting to Dhulehole

Dhulehole is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhulehole as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhulehole from other places

Dhulehole lies about 24 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Chalgeri, about 11 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 Dhulehole
Nearest railway station Chalgeri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Harihar 12 km
District headquarters Davanagere 24 km

Villages closest to Dhulehole

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhulehole village had a population of 1,542. That makes it the 34th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Dhulehole village has 786 males and 756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhulehole has about 962 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 959.

The pincode recorded for Dhulehole is 577316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhulehole covers 607.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhulehole falls under Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dhulehole is Chalgeri, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Dhulehole.

Dhulehole is about 24 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhulehole is in Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district. Chalgeri is about 11 km away. Harihar is about 12 km away. Davanagere 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 Nandigavi (under 2 km), Sirigere (2.0 km) and Ingalagondi (3.0 km).

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

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