# Dodderi Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Challakere, Chitradurga 

# Dodderi

Dodderi is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577501**. The 2011 Census counted **4,542 people in 971 households**, the 9th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 4,542people (2011)
- 971households
- 65.9%literacy
- 577501PIN code

## Dodderi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dodderi is 577501.** Dodderi falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577501
- Gram panchayatDodderi
- Community development blockChallakere
- Census village code605337

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dodderi from nearby towns?

- Challakere (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)37 km by road
- Challakere (nearest town)7 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dodderi?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Dodderi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Challakere
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Challakere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dodderi known for?

The main crops are **groundnut and ragi**. About 72% of the 2,028 hectares of village land is sown, and 379 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dodderi

Of every 100 households in Dodderi in 2011, 75 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dodderi · ■ Challakere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**84%

Tap water ****74%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****39%**

**49%

Television ****39%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**32%

Own their home ****88%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dodderi?

■ Dodderi · ■ Challakere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**936

Working population ****55.9%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 58.0% for women. 62% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 447 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 508 (20%) · **■** Household industry 37 (1%) · **■** Other work 738 (29%) · **■** Marginal 808 (32%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Challakere

- Ghataparthi6,120 people
- Mannekote5,392 people
- Mallurahalli5,291 people
- Jajur4,674 people
- Doddaullarthi4,296 people
- Neralagunte4,296 people
- Obalapura3,651 people
- Pagadalabande3,460 people

[All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dodderi?577501
- How far is Dodderi from Chitradurga?37 km by road
- What is the population of Dodderi?4,542 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dodderi in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Dodderi?65.9% (Census 2011)