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About Dodda Vaddarakere Village

Dodda Vaddarakere is a small village in Piriyapatna tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 97 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodda Vaddarakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodda Vaddarakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Piriyapatna
Pincode 571102
Area (hectares) 72.68 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 97
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dodda Vaddarakere compares

By the 2011 count Dodda Vaddarakere is the 177th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents. Its 72.68 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Dodda Vaddarakere

Dodda Vaddarakere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dodda Vaddarakere as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dodda Vaddarakere from other places

Dodda Vaddarakere lies about 57 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 31 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 Dodda Vaddarakere
Tehsil headquarters Piriyapatna 3.7 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 20 km
Nearest railway station Krishnaraja Nagar 31 km
District headquarters Mysore 57 km

Villages closest to Dodda Vaddarakere

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Piriyapatna 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 Dodda Vaddarakere

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodda Vaddarakere village had a population of 193. That makes it the 177th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,166 residents.

Dodda Vaddarakere village has 97 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodda Vaddarakere has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Dodda Vaddarakere is 571102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodda Vaddarakere covers 72.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dodda Vaddarakere falls under Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dodda Vaddarakere is Krishnaraja Nagar, about 31 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 km distance for Dodda Vaddarakere.

Dodda Vaddarakere is about 57 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodda Vaddarakere is in Piriyapatna tehsil of Mysore district. Piriyapatna is about 3.7 km away. Hunsūr is about 20 km away. Krishnaraja Nagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkavaddarakere (under 2 km), Kaggundi (under 2 km) and Aswalu (1.8 km).

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

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