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About Vanigarahalli Village

Vanigarahalli is a small village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 206 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vanigarahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vanigarahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561203
Area (hectares) 134.44 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 206
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vanigarahalli compares

By the 2011 count Vanigarahalli is the 178th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 134.44 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Vanigarahalli

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

Vanigarahalli lies about 19 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Makalidurga, about 9.1 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 Vanigarahalli
Nearest railway station Makalidurga 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 11 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 11 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 19 km

Villages closest to Vanigarahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Vanigarahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Vanigarahalli village had a population of 378. That makes it the 178th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Vanigarahalli village has 206 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vanigarahalli has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Vanigarahalli is 561203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vanigarahalli covers 134.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vanigarahalli falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vanigarahalli is Makalidurga, about 9.1 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 village for Vanigarahalli.

Vanigarahalli is about 19 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vanigarahalli is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Makalidurga is about 9.1 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 11 km away. Doddaballapura is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thippur (under 2 km), Gundasandra (1.7 km) and Cheelenahalli (1.8 km).

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

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