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About Dummi Village

Dummi is a mid sized village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,358, made up of 660 males and 698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dummi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dummi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573142
Area (hectares) 448.28 hectares
Population 1,358
Male Population 660
Female Population 698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dummi compares

By the 2011 count Dummi is the 26th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 448.28 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Dummi

Dummi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dummi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dummi from other places

Dummi lies about 33 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 16 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 Dummi
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 8.4 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 16 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 16 km
District headquarters Hassan 33 km

Villages closest to Dummi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dummi village had a population of 1,358. That makes it the 26th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Dummi village has 660 males and 698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dummi has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Dummi is 573142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dummi covers 448.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dummi falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dummi is Mavinakere, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dummi.

Dummi is about 33 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dummi is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 8.4 km away. Holenarasipura is about 16 km away. Mavinakere is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Santhemarur (2.2 km), Yalagathavalli (2.4 km) and Ibbadi (2.4 km).

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

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