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About Dinka Village

Dinka is a mid sized village in Channarayapatna tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,371, made up of 686 males and 685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dinka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dinka village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Channarayapatna
Pincode 573135
Area (hectares) 288.96 hectares
Population 1,371
Male Population 686
Female Population 685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dinka compares

By the 2011 count Dinka is the 22nd largest of the 345 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 288.96 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Dinka

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

Dinka lies about 47 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Shravanabelagola, 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 Dinka
Nearest railway station Shravanabelagola 10 km
Nearest town Krishnarājpet 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Channarayapatna 16 km
District headquarters Hassan 47 km

Villages closest to Dinka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dinka village had a population of 1,371. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 345 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Dinka village has 686 males and 685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dinka has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Dinka is 573135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dinka covers 288.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dinka falls under Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dinka is Shravanabelagola, about 10 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 Dinka.

Dinka is about 47 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dinka is in Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district. Shravanabelagola is about 10 km away. Krishnarājpet is about 13 km away. Channarayapatna 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 J Madihalli (2.3 km), Madihalli (2.3 km) and Aladahalli (2.7 km).

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

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