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About Doddaghatta Village

Doddaghatta is a mid sized village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 322 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doddaghatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doddaghatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572227
Area (hectares) 287.84 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 322
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Doddaghatta compares

By the 2011 count Doddaghatta is the 91st largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 287.84 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Doddaghatta

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

Doddaghatta lies about 58 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Aralaguppe, about 9.6 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 Doddaghatta
Tehsil headquarters Turuvekere 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Aralaguppe 9.6 km
Nearest town Tiptūr 17 km
District headquarters Tumkur 58 km

Villages closest to Doddaghatta

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 Doddaghatta

As per the Census of India 2011, Doddaghatta village had a population of 657. That makes it the 91st largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Doddaghatta village has 322 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doddaghatta has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Doddaghatta is 572227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doddaghatta covers 287.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Doddaghatta falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Doddaghatta is Aralaguppe, about 9.6 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 Doddaghatta.

Doddaghatta is about 58 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doddaghatta is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Turuvekere is about 7.0 km away. Aralaguppe is about 9.6 km away. Tiptūr is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallaghatta (1.9 km), Mallaghatta Amanikere (1.9 km) and Somenahalli (2.1 km).

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

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