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About Doddayalkur Village

Doddayalkur is a mid sized village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,177, made up of 598 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doddayalkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doddayalkur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Madhugiri
Pincode 572124
Area (hectares) 515.19 hectares
Population 1,177
Male Population 598
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Doddayalkur compares

By the 2011 count Doddayalkur is the 60th largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 515.19 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Doddayalkur

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

Doddayalkur lies about 53 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Hindupur, about 23 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 Doddayalkur
Tehsil headquarters Madhugiri 16 km
Nearest railway station Hindupur 23 km
District headquarters Tumkur 53 km

Villages closest to Doddayalkur

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 Doddayalkur

As per the Census of India 2011, Doddayalkur village had a population of 1,177. That makes it the 60th largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Doddayalkur village has 598 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doddayalkur has about 968 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 Doddayalkur is 572124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doddayalkur covers 515.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Doddayalkur falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Doddayalkur is Hindupur, about 23 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 Doddayalkur.

Doddayalkur is about 53 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doddayalkur is in Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 16 km away. Hindupur is about 23 km away. Tumkur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkayalkur (under 2 km), Huvinahalli (under 2 km) and Sadarahalli (1.9 km).

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

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