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About Doddamalur Village

Doddamalur is a large village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,707, made up of 1,374 males and 1,333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1360.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doddamalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doddamalur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Madhugiri
Pincode 572127
Area (hectares) 1360.19 hectares
Population 2,707
Male Population 1,374
Female Population 1,333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Doddamalur compares

By the 2011 count Doddamalur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 1360.19 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Doddamalur

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

Doddamalur lies about 50 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Devarapalli, about 15 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 Doddamalur
Nearest railway station Devarapalli 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Madhugiri 18 km
District headquarters Tumkur 50 km

Villages closest to Doddamalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doddamalur village had a population of 2,707. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Doddamalur village has 1,374 males and 1,333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doddamalur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Doddamalur is 572127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doddamalur covers 1360.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Doddamalur falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Doddamalur is Devarapalli, about 15 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 Doddamalur.

Doddamalur is about 50 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doddamalur is in Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Devarapalli is about 15 km away. Madhugiri is about 18 km away. Tumkur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogihalli (1.8 km), Suranagenahalli (1.9 km) and Kodigenahalli (2.1 km).

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

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