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About Dhoranagiri Village

Dhoranagiri is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 129 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1132.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhoranagiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhoranagiri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581336
Area (hectares) 1132.15 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 129
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhoranagiri compares

By the 2011 count Dhoranagiri is the 157th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 1132.15 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Dhoranagiri

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

Dhoranagiri lies about 18 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ankola, about 39 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 Dhoranagiri
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 18 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 27 km
Nearest railway station Ankola 39 km

Villages closest to Dhoranagiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhoranagiri village had a population of 251. That makes it the 157th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Dhoranagiri village has 129 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhoranagiri has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Dhoranagiri is 581336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhoranagiri covers 1132.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhoranagiri falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dhoranagiri is Ankola, about 39 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 Dhoranagiri.

Dhoranagiri is about 18 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhoranagiri is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Uttara Kannada is about 18 km away. Yellāpur is about 20 km away. Sirsi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanamuski (5.7 km), Muski (6.1 km) and Sonaginmane (7.7 km).

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

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