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Dodderi

Challakere mandal
Pincode 577522
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LGD code
605337
Pincode
577522
Post office
Challakere
Population
4,542
Households
971
Literacy rate
58.9%
Sex ratio
970 ♀/1000♂
Workers
2,538
Distance to district centre
156 km
Distance to mandal centre
170 km
Distance to Bengaluru
26 km
Distance to Chennai
314 km
Nearest railway station
Hejjala · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Gankal · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dodderi compares

By population, Dodderi ranks #9 of 195 villages in Challakere mandal.

Literacy rate
%
58.9%
−0.3% vs mandal average
Dodderi
58.9%
Challakere mandal
59.2%
Chitradurga district
65.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
970
+8 vs mandal average
Dodderi
970
Challakere mandal
962
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
Dodderi
4.7
Challakere mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Dodderi at a glance

Dodderi is a village of 4,542 people in 971 households (Census 2011) in Challakere taluk, Chitradurga district, Karnataka, the 9th-largest of 195 villages in Challakere taluk. Literacy is 59%, about the same as the taluk average, and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. It lies 156 km from the Chitradurga district centre, 14 km from Ajjanahalli, the nearest town, 5 km from Hejjala railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 577522, served by Challakere post office; the LGD village code is 605337. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Gankal, 4 km away. The village votes in Challakere assembly constituency, represented by MLA T. Raghumurthy.

Gram panchayat: Dodderi

Key facts — Dodderi

LGD code
605337
Pincode
577522
Post office
Challakere
Population (Census 2011)
4,542
Population (projected 2026)
5,355
Households
971
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
970
Literacy rate
58.9%
Coordinates
12.86809°N, 77.38069°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Chitradurga
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Challakere
Member of Parliament
Govind Karjol
Member of Legislative Assembly
T. Raghumurthy
Block / Mandal
Challakere
Getting there

How to reach Dodderi

Mandal centre
Challakere · ≈ 170 km
≈ 5 h 49 min by car · 6 h 55 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chitradurga · ≈ 156 km
≈ 5 h 20 min by car · 6 h 20 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,481 people
Ajjanahalli · ≈ 14 km
≈ 29 min by car · 35 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bengaluru26 kmcapital
  • Chennai314 km
  • Hyderabad516 km
  • Mumbai841 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationHejjala5 km
  • Bus stopDodderei Colony<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Gankal4 km
  • ATM / bankSBI4 km
  • Petrol pumpEssar Fuels7 km
  • CollegeChrist University Faculty Of Engineering6 km
  • Police stationKengeri Police Station12 km
Nearest to the village
Bus stop
Mayasandra1.0 km
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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, 2026-09-05
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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