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About Doddabilaha Village

Doddabilaha is a small village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 213 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571255, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doddabilaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doddabilaha village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Somvarpet
Pincode 571255
Area (hectares) 427.46 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 213
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Doddabilaha compares

By the 2011 count Doddabilaha is the 106th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 427.46 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Doddabilaha

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

Doddabilaha lies about 42 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Kadagaravalli, about 21 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 Doddabilaha
Tehsil headquarters Somvarpet 17 km
Nearest railway station Kadagaravalli 21 km
Nearest town Sakleshpur 23 km
District headquarters Kodagu 42 km

Villages closest to Doddabilaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doddabilaha village had a population of 442. That makes it the 106th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Doddabilaha village has 213 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doddabilaha has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Doddabilaha is 571255. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doddabilaha covers 427.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Doddabilaha falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Doddabilaha is Kadagaravalli, about 21 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 Doddabilaha.

Doddabilaha is about 42 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doddabilaha is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Somvarpet is about 17 km away. Kadagaravalli is about 21 km away. Sakleshpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madre (under 2 km), Kajur (2.1 km) and Urugutti (2.4 km).

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

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