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About Dinkanahalli Village

Dinkanahalli is a small village in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 201 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dinkanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dinkanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Chiknayakanhalli
Pincode 572218
Area (hectares) 354.62 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 201
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dinkanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Dinkanahalli is the 134th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 354.62 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 997.

Getting to Dinkanahalli

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

How far is Dinkanahalli from other places

Dinkanahalli lies about 75 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Adihalli, about 34 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 Dinkanahalli
Tehsil headquarters Chiknayakanhalli 25 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 25 km
Nearest railway station Adihalli 34 km
District headquarters Tumkur 75 km

Villages closest to Dinkanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dinkanahalli village had a population of 420. That makes it the 134th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Dinkanahalli village has 201 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dinkanahalli has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Dinkanahalli is 572218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dinkanahalli covers 354.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dinkanahalli falls under Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dinkanahalli is Adihalli, about 34 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 village for Dinkanahalli.

Dinkanahalli is about 75 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dinkanahalli is in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district. Chiknayakanhalli is about 25 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 25 km away. Adihalli is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salapura (under 2 km), Motihalli (1.7 km) and Choragondanahalli (1.7 km).

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

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