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About Dodda Bilagodu Village

Dodda Bilagodu is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 213, made up of 95 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,242 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodda Bilagodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodda Bilagodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577417
Area (hectares) 201.95 hectares
Population 213
Male Population 95
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,242
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dodda Bilagodu compares

By the 2011 count Dodda Bilagodu is the 146th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 201.95 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Dodda Bilagodu

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

Dodda Bilagodu lies about 52 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 7.9 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 Bilagodu
Nearest railway station Adderi 7.9 km
Nearest town Sāgar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 20 km
District headquarters Shimoga 52 km

Villages closest to Dodda Bilagodu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodda Bilagodu village had a population of 213. That makes it the 146th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Dodda Bilagodu village has 95 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodda Bilagodu has about 1242 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Dodda Bilagodu is 577417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodda Bilagodu covers 201.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dodda Bilagodu falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dodda Bilagodu is Adderi, about 7.9 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 Bilagodu.

Dodda Bilagodu is about 52 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodda Bilagodu is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Adderi is about 7.9 km away. Sāgar is about 13 km away. Hosanagara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandri (under 2 km), Purappe Mane (1.7 km) and Bilagodu (3.6 km).

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

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