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About Diddige Village

Diddige is a mid sized village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,823, made up of 941 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 688.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Diddige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diddige village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Jagalur
Pincode 577513
Area (hectares) 688.79 hectares
Population 1,823
Male Population 941
Female Population 882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Diddige compares

By the 2011 count Diddige is the 21st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 688.79 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Diddige

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

Diddige lies about 30 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Bennihalli, about 23 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 Diddige
Tehsil headquarters Jagalur 19 km
Nearest railway station Bennihalli 23 km
Nearest town Kottūru 27 km
District headquarters Davanagere 30 km

Villages closest to Diddige

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Diddige village had a population of 1,823. That makes it the 21st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Diddige village has 941 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diddige has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Diddige is 577513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Diddige covers 688.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Diddige falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Diddige is Bennihalli, about 23 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 Diddige.

Diddige is about 30 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diddige is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Jagalur is about 19 km away. Bennihalli is about 23 km away. Kottūru is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kenchammanagathihalli (1.5 km), Akalihalli (1.7 km) and Huchangipura (2.4 km).

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

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