Duggavara observes Gowri Ganesha Habba on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
By population, Duggavara ranks #25 of 195 villages in Challakere mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Duggavara is a village of 2,537 people in 501 households (Census 2011) in Challakere taluk, Chitradurga district, Karnataka, the 25th-largest of 195 villages in Challakere taluk. Literacy is 56%, 3 points below the taluk average of 59% and the sex ratio is 950 women per 1,000 men. It lies 36 km from the Chitradurga district centre, 39 km from Ajjampura, the nearest town, 15 km from Ramagiri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 577537, served by Obalapura post office; the LGD village code is 605329. The nearest hospital or health centre is Primary Health Center, 9 km away. The village votes in Challakere assembly constituency, represented by MLA T. Raghumurthy. The population is estimated at 2,991 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duggavara · this village | 2,537 | 56% | — |
| Duggavara · Hosdurga | 1,399 | 61% | 0 km N |
| Ghattihosahalli · Holalkere | 1,339 | 67% | 3.6 km NE |
| Talya · Holalkere | 2,670 | 74% | 5.3 km N |
| Lokadolalu · Holalkere | 789 | 69% | 6.3 km W |
| Uganekatte · Holalkere | 1,400 | 66% | 6.7 km SW |
| Madderu · Holalkere | 1,553 | 63% | 7.4 km N |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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