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About Donnehalli Village

Donnehalli is a large village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,979, made up of 1,481 males and 1,498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1632.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Donnehalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Donnehalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Jagalur
Pincode 577528
Area (hectares) 1632.81 hectares
Population 2,979
Male Population 1,481
Female Population 1,498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Donnehalli compares

By the 2011 count Donnehalli is the 7th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 1632.81 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Donnehalli

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

Donnehalli lies about 52 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Chitradurga, about 29 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 Donnehalli
Tehsil headquarters Jagalur 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Chitradurga 29 km
District headquarters Davanagere 52 km

Villages closest to Donnehalli

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 Donnehalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Donnehalli village had a population of 2,979. That makes it the 7th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Donnehalli village has 1,481 males and 1,498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Donnehalli has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Donnehalli is 577528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Donnehalli covers 1632.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Donnehalli falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Donnehalli is Chitradurga, about 29 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 Donnehalli.

Donnehalli is about 52 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Donnehalli is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Jagalur is about 7.9 km away. Chitradurga is about 29 km away. Davanagere is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamagethanahalli (2.5 km), Mudlamachikere (2.7 km) and Bennehalli (2.8 km).

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

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