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About Doddasalavara Village

Doddasalavara is a mid sized village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 245 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,249 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doddasalavara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doddasalavara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573101
Area (hectares) 418.1 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 245
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,249
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Doddasalavara compares

By the 2011 count Doddasalavara is the 85th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 418.1 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Doddasalavara

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

Doddasalavara lies about 34 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Sakleshpur, about 14 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 Doddasalavara
Nearest railway station Sakleshpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Belur 14 km
District headquarters Hassan 34 km

Villages closest to Doddasalavara

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 Doddasalavara

As per the Census of India 2011, Doddasalavara village had a population of 551. That makes it the 85th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Doddasalavara village has 245 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doddasalavara has about 1249 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Doddasalavara is 573101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doddasalavara covers 418.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Doddasalavara falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Doddasalavara is Sakleshpur, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Doddasalavara.

Doddasalavara 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.

Doddasalavara is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Sakleshpur is about 14 km away. Belur is about 14 km away. Hassan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkasalavara (1.9 km), Bakravalli (2.0 km) and Gurgihalli (2.0 km).

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

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