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About Donkihalli Village

Donkihalli is a mid sized village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 432 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Donkihalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Donkihalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572221
Area (hectares) 316.35 hectares
Population 872
Male Population 432
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Donkihalli compares

By the 2011 count Donkihalli is the 54th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 316.35 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Donkihalli

Donkihalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Donkihalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Donkihalli from other places

Donkihalli lies about 41 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Sampige Road, about 11 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 Donkihalli
Tehsil headquarters Turuvekere 11 km
Nearest railway station Sampige Road 11 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 32 km
District headquarters Tumkur 41 km

Villages closest to Donkihalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Donkihalli village had a population of 872. That makes it the 54th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Donkihalli village has 432 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Donkihalli has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Donkihalli is 572221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Donkihalli covers 316.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Donkihalli falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Donkihalli is Sampige Road, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Donkihalli.

Donkihalli is about 41 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Donkihalli is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Turuvekere is about 11 km away. Sampige Road is about 11 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkagoraghatta (1.6 km), Harikaranahalli (2.1 km) and Doddagoraghatta (2.5 km).

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

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