About Dhaturu Village

Dhaturu is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 64 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaturu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaturu village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Tehsil	Alur
Pincode	573214
Area (hectares)	108.75 hectares
Population	128
Male Population	64
Female Population	64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaturu compares

By the 2011 count Dhaturu is the 169th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 108.75 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Dhaturu

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

How far is Dhaturu from other places

Dhaturu lies about 23 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 6.9 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 Dhaturu
Nearest railway station	Balupete	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Alur	12 km
Nearest town	Sakleshpur	15 km
District headquarters	Hassan	23 km

Villages closest to Dhaturu

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

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Common questions about Dhaturu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaturu village had a population of 128. That makes it the 169th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Dhaturu village has 64 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaturu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Dhaturu is 573214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaturu covers 108.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhaturu falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dhaturu is Balupete, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhaturu.

Dhaturu is about 23 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaturu is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 6.9 km away. Alur is about 12 km away. Sakleshpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.