About Dandikere Village

Dandikere is a small village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 171 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandikere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Sira
Pincode	572139
Area (hectares)	493.59 hectares
Population	345
Male Population	171
Female Population	174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandikere compares

By the 2011 count Dandikere is the 168th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 493.59 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 969.

Getting to Dandikere

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

Dandikere lies about 69 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Balenahalli, about 48 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 Dandikere
Nearest town	Hiriyūr	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sira	20 km
Nearest railway station	Balenahalli	48 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	69 km

Villages closest to Dandikere

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

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Common questions about Dandikere

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandikere village had a population of 345. That makes it the 168th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Dandikere village has 171 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandikere has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Dandikere is 572139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandikere covers 493.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dandikere falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dandikere is Balenahalli, about 48 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 Dandikere.

Dandikere is about 69 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandikere is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Hiriyūr is about 18 km away. Sira is about 20 km away. Balenahalli is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.