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About Varlakonda Village

Varlakonda is a large village in Gudibanda tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,456, made up of 1,264 males and 1,192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 719.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varlakonda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varlakonda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Gudibanda
Pincode 562104
Area (hectares) 719.55 hectares
Population 2,456
Male Population 1,264
Female Population 1,192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varlakonda compares

By the 2011 count Varlakonda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 539 residents. Its 719.55 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Varlakonda

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

Varlakonda lies about 23 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Chikballapur, about 24 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 Varlakonda
Tehsil headquarters Gudibanda 9.9 km
Nearest town Bāgepalli 16 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 23 km
Nearest railway station Chikballapur 24 km

Villages closest to Varlakonda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Varlakonda village had a population of 2,456. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 539 residents.

Varlakonda village has 1,264 males and 1,192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varlakonda has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Varlakonda is 562104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varlakonda covers 719.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Varlakonda falls under Gudibanda tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Varlakonda is Chikballapur, about 24 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 Varlakonda.

Varlakonda is about 23 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varlakonda is in Gudibanda tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Gudibanda is about 9.9 km away. Bāgepalli is about 16 km away. Chikkaballapura is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varlakondhalli (under 2 km), Lakshmisagara (under 2 km) and Singanahalli (under 2 km).

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

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