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About Doddashivara Village

Doddashivara is a mid sized village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,443, made up of 727 males and 716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doddashivara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doddashivara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563130
Area (hectares) 181.45 hectares
Population 1,443
Male Population 727
Female Population 716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Doddashivara compares

By the 2011 count Doddashivara is the 23rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 181.45 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Doddashivara

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

How far is Doddashivara from other places

Doddashivara lies about 20 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Byatrayanahalli, about 5.2 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 Doddashivara
Nearest railway station Byatrayanahalli 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Malur 6.2 km
Nearest town Mālūr 6.2 km
District headquarters Kolar 20 km

Villages closest to Doddashivara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doddashivara village had a population of 1,443. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Doddashivara village has 727 males and 716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doddashivara has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Doddashivara is 563130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doddashivara covers 181.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Doddashivara falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Doddashivara is Byatrayanahalli, about 5.2 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 village for Doddashivara.

Doddashivara is about 20 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doddashivara is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Byatrayanahalli is about 5.2 km away. Malur is about 6.2 km away. Mālūr is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vardenahalli (under 2 km), Chikkashivara (under 2 km) and Chikkakadathur (under 2 km).

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

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