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About Vagata Village

Vagata is a mid sized village in Hosakote tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,098, made up of 557 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vagata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vagata village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Hosakote
Pincode 562114
Area (hectares) 143.77 hectares
Population 1,098
Male Population 557
Female Population 541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vagata compares

By the 2011 count Vagata is the 57th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 820 residents. Its 143.77 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Vagata

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

How far is Vagata from other places

Vagata lies about 36 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Devangonthi, about 4.4 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 Vagata
Nearest railway station Devangonthi 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosakote 6.7 km
Nearest town Hoskote 6.7 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 36 km

Villages closest to Vagata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vagata village had a population of 1,098. That makes it the 57th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 820 residents.

Vagata village has 557 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vagata has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Vagata is 562114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vagata covers 143.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vagata falls under Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vagata is Devangonthi, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Vagata.

Vagata is about 36 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vagata is in Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Devangonthi is about 4.4 km away. Hosakote is about 6.7 km away. Hoskote is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vagata Agrahara (under 2 km), Devasettihalli (1.6 km) and Vadigehalli (1.8 km).

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

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