About Dhanugala Village

Dhanugala is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,893, made up of 930 males and 963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1051.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanugala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanugala village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Tehsil	Virajpet
Pincode	571213
Area (hectares)	1051.52 hectares
Population	1,893
Male Population	930
Female Population	963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,035
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanugala compares

By the 2011 count Dhanugala is the 33rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 1051.52 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Dhanugala

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

Dhanugala lies about 38 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 53 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 Dhanugala
Tehsil headquarters	Virajpet	20 km
Nearest town	Hunsūr	36 km
District headquarters	Kodagu	38 km
Nearest railway station	Krishnaraja Nagar	53 km

Villages closest to Dhanugala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanugala village had a population of 1,893. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Dhanugala village has 930 males and 963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanugala has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Dhanugala is 571213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanugala covers 1051.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanugala falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dhanugala is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 53 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 village for Dhanugala.

Dhanugala is about 38 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanugala is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 20 km away. Hunsūr is about 36 km away. Kodagu is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.