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About Varchagal Village

Varchagal is a mid sized village in Mudhol tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,644, made up of 816 males and 828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 925.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varchagal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varchagal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Mudhol
Pincode 587122
Area (hectares) 925.3 hectares
Population 1,644
Male Population 816
Female Population 828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varchagal compares

By the 2011 count Varchagal is the 49th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents. Its 925.3 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Varchagal

Varchagal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Varchagal 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 Varchagal from other places

Varchagal lies about 37 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Kajjidoni, about 13 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 Varchagal
Nearest railway station Kajjidoni 13 km
Nearest town Rāmdurg 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Mudhol 24 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 37 km

Villages closest to Varchagal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mudhol 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 Varchagal

As per the Census of India 2011, Varchagal village had a population of 1,644. That makes it the 49th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents.

Varchagal village has 816 males and 828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varchagal has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Varchagal is 587122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varchagal covers 925.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Varchagal falls under Mudhol tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Varchagal is Kajjidoni, about 13 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 Varchagal.

Varchagal is about 37 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varchagal is in Mudhol tehsil of Bagalkot district. Kajjidoni is about 13 km away. Rāmdurg is about 21 km away. Mudhol is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Byadar Aralikatti (3.0 km), Jadar Aralikatti (3.0 km) and Jalikatti (3.0 km).

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

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