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About Dodderi Village

Dodderi is a mid sized village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 363 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodderi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodderi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Bangarapet
Pincode 563129
Area (hectares) 484.45 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 363
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dodderi compares

By the 2011 count Dodderi is the 114th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 484.45 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Dodderi

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

Dodderi lies about 27 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Kamasamudram, about 2.2 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 Dodderi
Nearest railway station Kamasamudram 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangarapet 10 km
District headquarters Kolar 27 km

Villages closest to Dodderi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodderi village had a population of 695. That makes it the 114th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Dodderi village has 363 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodderi has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Dodderi is 563129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodderi covers 484.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dodderi falls under Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dodderi is Kamasamudram, about 2.2 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 Dodderi.

Dodderi is about 27 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodderi is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Kamasamudram is about 2.2 km away. Bangarapet is about 10 km away. Kolar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nallaguttahalli (1.8 km), Vattigal (1.8 km) and Paravanahalli (1.9 km).

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

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