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About Doddakallur Village

Doddakallur is a small village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 191 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,215 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doddakallur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doddakallur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573137
Area (hectares) 316.03 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 191
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,215
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Doddakallur compares

By the 2011 count Doddakallur is the 97th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 316.03 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 1047.

Getting to Doddakallur

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

How far is Doddakallur from other places

Doddakallur lies about 26 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 15 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 Doddakallur
Nearest railway station Balupete 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakleshpur 21 km
District headquarters Hassan 26 km

Villages closest to Doddakallur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doddakallur village had a population of 423. That makes it the 97th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Doddakallur village has 191 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doddakallur has about 1215 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Doddakallur is 573137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doddakallur covers 316.03 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.

Doddakallur falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Doddakallur is Balupete, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Doddakallur.

Doddakallur is about 26 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doddakallur is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Balupete is about 15 km away. Sakleshpur is about 21 km away. Hassan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkakundur (5.0 km), Basavanahalli (5.3 km) and Halliyur (5.8 km).

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

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