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- LGD code
- 606190
- Pincode
- 577511
- Post office
- Adivala
- Population
- 3,486
- Households
- 695
- Literacy rate
- 50.8%
- Sex ratio
- 950 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,723
- Distance to district centre
- 27 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 25 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 138 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 400 km
- Nearest railway station
- Doddasiddavanhalli · 48 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Dindavara · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dindavara compares
By population, Dindavara ranks #11 of 158 villages in Hiriyur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.8%
−13.0% vs mandal average
- Dindavara
- 50.8%
- Hiriyur mandal
- 63.8%
- Chitradurga district
- 65.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
950
−30 vs mandal average
- Dindavara
- 950
- Hiriyur mandal
- 980
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Dindavara
- 5.0
- Hiriyur mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dindavara at a glance
Dindavara is a village of 3,486 people in 695 households (Census 2011) in Hiriyur taluk, Chitradurga district, Karnataka, the 11th-largest of 158 villages in Hiriyur taluk. Literacy is 51%, 13 points below the taluk average of 64% and the sex ratio is 950 women per 1,000 men. It lies 27 km from the Chitradurga district centre, 49 km from Rolla, the nearest town, 48 km from Doddasiddavanhalli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 577511, served by Adivala post office; the LGD village code is 606190. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Dindavara, <1 km away. The village votes in Hiriyur assembly constituency, represented by MLA D Sudakar. The population is estimated at 4,110 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dindavara
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 5
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- HIRIYUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DINDAVARA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,802.66
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 262.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 250.91
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dindavara
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Key facts — Dindavara
- LGD code
- 606190
- Pincode
- 577511
- Post office
- Adivala
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,486
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,110
- Households
- 695
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 950
- Literacy rate
- 50.8%
- Coordinates
- 13.80393°N, 76.65173°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chitradurga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hiriyur
- Member of Parliament
- Govind Karjol
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- D Sudakar
- Block / Mandal
- Hiriyur
Getting there
How to reach Dindavara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru138 kmcapital
- Chennai400 km
- Hyderabad444 km
- Mumbai711 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDoddasiddavanhalli48 km
- Bus stopHiriyuru16 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Dindavara<1 km
- ATM / bankSyndicate Bank35 km
- Petrol pumpಹೆಚ್ ಪಿ27 km
- CollegeKuvempu ITI College27 km
- Police stationAimangala Police Station35 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Government Hospital, Dindavaraunder 1 km
Same pincode
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)