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About Dinnekothur Village

Dinnekothur is a small village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 121 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dinnekothur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dinnekothur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Bangarapet
Pincode 563114
Area (hectares) 57.36 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 121
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dinnekothur compares

By the 2011 count Dinnekothur is the 289th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 57.36 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Dinnekothur

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

Dinnekothur lies about 27 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Varadapura, about 5.8 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 Dinnekothur
Nearest railway station Varadapura 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangarapet 11 km
District headquarters Kolar 27 km

Villages closest to Dinnekothur

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 Dinnekothur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dinnekothur village had a population of 229. That makes it the 289th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Dinnekothur village has 121 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dinnekothur has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Dinnekothur is 563114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dinnekothur covers 57.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dinnekothur falls under Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dinnekothur is Varadapura, about 5.8 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 Dinnekothur.

Dinnekothur 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.

Dinnekothur is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Varadapura is about 5.8 km away. Bangarapet is about 11 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 Dinnur (under 2 km), Yelesandra (under 2 km) and Kodagurki (1.5 km).

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

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