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About Dasanakodige Village

Dasanakodige is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 162 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 955.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dasanakodige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dasanakodige village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577424
Area (hectares) 955.97 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 162
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dasanakodige compares

By the 2011 count Dasanakodige is the 146th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 955.97 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Dasanakodige

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

Dasanakodige lies about 19 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 10 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 Dasanakodige
Nearest railway station Arasalu 10 km
District headquarters Shimoga 19 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 34 km

Villages closest to Dasanakodige

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dasanakodige village had a population of 317. That makes it the 146th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Dasanakodige village has 162 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dasanakodige has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Dasanakodige is 577424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dasanakodige covers 955.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dasanakodige falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dasanakodige is Arasalu, about 10 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 Dasanakodige.

Dasanakodige is about 19 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dasanakodige is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Arasalu is about 10 km away. Shimoga is about 19 km away. Shivamogga is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hosakodige (under 2 km), Alase (12 km) and Shiranalli (12 km).

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

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