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About Datanal Village

Datanal is a large village in Navalgund tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,628, made up of 1,373 males and 1,255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1684.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Datanal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Datanal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Navalgund
Pincode 582208
Area (hectares) 1684.4 hectares
Population 2,628
Male Population 1,373
Female Population 1,255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Datanal compares

By the 2011 count Datanal is the 18th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 1684.4 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Datanal

Datanal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Datanal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Datanal from other places

Datanal lies about 60 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Balganur, about 8.6 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 Datanal
Nearest railway station Balganur 8.6 km
Nearest town Nargund 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Navalgund 22 km
District headquarters Dharwad 60 km

Villages closest to Datanal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Datanal village had a population of 2,628. That makes it the 18th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Datanal village has 1,373 males and 1,255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Datanal has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Datanal is 582208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Datanal covers 1684.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Datanal falls under Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Datanal is Balganur, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Datanal.

Datanal is about 60 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Datanal is in Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district. Balganur is about 8.6 km away. Nargund is about 19 km away. Navalgund is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kongawad (8.1 km), Naikanur (8.1 km) and Bhoganur (8.9 km).

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

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