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About Donabaghatta Village

Donabaghatta is one of the larger villages in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,290, made up of 4,377 males and 3,913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Donabaghatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Donabaghatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577229
Area (hectares) 442.56 hectares
Population 8,290
Male Population 4,377
Female Population 3,913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Donabaghatta compares

By the 2011 count Donabaghatta is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 442.56 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Donabaghatta

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

Donabaghatta lies about 15 km from Shimoga. 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 Donabaghatta
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 5.1 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 5.1 km
District headquarters Shimoga 15 km

Villages closest to Donabaghatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Donabaghatta village had a population of 8,290. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Donabaghatta village has 4,377 males and 3,913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Donabaghatta has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Donabaghatta is 577229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Donabaghatta covers 442.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Donabaghatta falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Donabaghatta notes the nearest railway station 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 Donabaghatta.

Donabaghatta is about 15 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Donabaghatta is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Bhadravati is about 5.1 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 5.1 km away. Shimoga is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tadasa (1.6 km), Thadasa (1.6 km) and Baballi (2.0 km).

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

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