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About Doddamedur Village

Doddamedur is a small village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 235 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doddamedur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doddamedur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573115
Area (hectares) 210.78 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 235
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Doddamedur compares

By the 2011 count Doddamedur is the 116th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 210.78 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1025.

Getting to Doddamedur

Doddamedur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Doddamedur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Doddamedur from other places

Doddamedur lies about 34 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, 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 Doddamedur
Tehsil headquarters Belur 3.1 km
Nearest town Belūr 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 16 km
District headquarters Hassan 34 km

Villages closest to Doddamedur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doddamedur village had a population of 448. That makes it the 116th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Doddamedur village has 235 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doddamedur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Doddamedur is 573115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doddamedur covers 210.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Doddamedur falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Doddamedur is Chikkamagaluru, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Doddamedur.

Doddamedur is about 34 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doddamedur is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Belur is about 3.1 km away. Belūr is about 3.1 km away. Chikkamagaluru 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 Channenahalli (under 2 km), Gotravalli (under 2 km) and Kabbinamane (2.0 km).

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

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