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About Dasanur Village

Dasanur is a mid sized village in Kalghatgi tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,030, made up of 536 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 580114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dasanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dasanur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Kalghatgi
Pincode 580114
Area (hectares) 178.6 hectares
Population 1,030
Male Population 536
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dasanur compares

By the 2011 count Dasanur is the 51st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 178.6 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Dasanur

Dasanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dasanur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dasanur from other places

Dasanur lies about 13 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Navalur, about 10 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 Dasanur
Nearest railway station Navalur 10 km
District headquarters Dharwad 13 km
Nearest town Hubballi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalghatgi 18 km

Villages closest to Dasanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dasanur village had a population of 1,030. That makes it the 51st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Dasanur village has 536 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dasanur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Dasanur is 580114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dasanur covers 178.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dasanur falls under Kalghatgi tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dasanur is Navalur, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Dasanur.

Dasanur is about 13 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dasanur is in Kalghatgi tehsil of Dharwad district. Navalur is about 10 km away. Dharwad is about 13 km away. Hubballi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devalingikoppa (under 2 km), Basavarsikoppa (2.1 km) and Jammihal (2.2 km).

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

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