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About Vajjal Village

Vajjal is a mid sized village in Hungund tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 493 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vajjal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vajjal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Hungund
Pincode 587154
Area (hectares) 552.31 hectares
Population 955
Male Population 493
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vajjal compares

By the 2011 count Vajjal is the 74th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents. Its 552.31 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Vajjal

Vajjal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vajjal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vajjal from other places

Vajjal lies about 58 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 30 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Vajjal
Nearest town Ilkal 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hungund 18 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 30 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 58 km

Villages closest to Vajjal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hungund tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Vajjal

As per the Census of India 2011, Vajjal village had a population of 955. That makes it the 74th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,267 residents.

Vajjal village has 493 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vajjal has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Vajjal is 587154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vajjal covers 552.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vajjal falls under Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vajjal is Linganabandi, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Vajjal.

Vajjal is about 58 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vajjal is in Hungund tehsil of Bagalkot district. Ilkal is about 8.1 km away. Hungund is about 18 km away. Linganabandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hire Otageri (1.8 km), Hiresinganagutti (2.9 km) and Chicksinganagutti (3.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Vajjal today is likely to be higher.

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