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- LGD code
- 617893
- Pincode
- 571236
- Post office
- Somwarpet
- Population
- 641
- Households
- 159
- Literacy rate
- 67.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1109 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 350
Census 2011 · in context
How Doddakolathur compares
By population, Doddakolathur ranks #53 of 93 villages in Somvarpet mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.6%
−3.9% vs mandal average
- Doddakolathur
- 67.6%
- Somvarpet mandal
- 71.5%
- Kodagu district
- 74.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,109
+62 vs mandal average
- Doddakolathur
- 1,109
- Somvarpet mandal
- 1,047
Household size
people per home
4.0
Same as the mandal average
- Doddakolathur
- 4.0
- Somvarpet mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Doddakolathur at a glance
Doddakolathur is a village of 641 people in 159 households (Census 2011) in Somvarpet taluk, Kodagu district, Karnataka, the 53rd-largest of 93 villages in Somvarpet taluk. Literacy is 68%, 4 points below the taluk average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,109 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 571236, served by Somwarpet post office; the LGD village code is 617893. The village votes in Arkalgud assembly constituency, represented by MLA A. Manju. The population is estimated at 756 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dundalli →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doddakolathur · this village | 641 | 68% | — |
| Kajur · Somvarpet | 741 | 75% | — |
| Madre · Somvarpet | 723 | 82% | — |
| Doddabilaha · Somvarpet | 442 | 70% | — |
| Dundalli · Somvarpet | 420 | 77% | — |
| Cheekanalli · Somvarpet | 90 | 67% | — |
| Chennapura · Somvarpet | — | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Doddakolathur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SOMWARPET
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DUNDALLI
- Total area (ha)
- 438.4
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 273.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Doddakolathur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Doddakolathur
- LGD code
- 617893
- Pincode
- 571236
- Post office
- Somwarpet
- Population (Census 2011)
- 641
- Population (projected 2026)
- 756
- Households
- 159
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1109
- Literacy rate
- 67.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hassan
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Arkalgud
- Member of Parliament
- Shreyas M. Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- A. Manju
- Block / Mandal
- Somvarpet
- Nearest PHC
- Health Sub Center (62.9 km)
- Nearest bank
- Syndicate Bank Thithimathi Branch (60.6 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 571236
- BelluruKushalanagar mandal7,412 pop
- ChoudluSomvarpet mandal5,309 pop
- BalagundaSomvarpet mandal3,676 pop
- SiddalingapuraKushalanagar mandal3,538 pop
- HanagalluSomvarpet mandal2,327 pop
- GonimarurSomvarpet mandal2,273 pop
- NerugalaleSomvarpet mandal1,632 pop
- GowdalliSomvarpet mandal1,584 pop
- ThakeriSomvarpet mandal1,467 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Doddakolathur
Other villages in Somvarpet mandal
View all 60+ →- Bidarur
- Choudlu
- Doddakodli
- Balagunda
- Garagandur
- Aigur*
- Kumbur
- Hanagallu
- Gonimarur
- Muvathoklu
- Gopalapura
- Nagavara
- Nerugalale
- Gowdalli
- Thakeri
- Doddahalli
- Masagodu
- Doddamolathe
- Kalakandur
- Tholur Shettalli
- Kusubur
- Malambi
- Kiragandur
- Alur
- Hulse
- Bydagotta
- Niluvagilu
- Kirikodli
- Anjanageri Bettageri
- Mullur
- Ankanalli
- Biligeri
- Thalthare Shetalli
- Kandanakolli
- Bembalur
- Urugutti
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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)