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About Varavani Village

Varavani is a large village in Gauribidanur tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,624, made up of 1,281 males and 1,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 847.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varavani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varavani village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Gauribidanur
Pincode 561211
Area (hectares) 847.03 hectares
Population 2,624
Male Population 1,281
Female Population 1,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Varavani compares

By the 2011 count Varavani is the 18th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 847.03 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Varavani

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

How far is Varavani from other places

Varavani lies about 18 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Thondebhavi, about 7.2 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 Varavani
Nearest railway station Thondebhavi 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gauribidanur 13 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 18 km

Villages closest to Varavani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Varavani village had a population of 2,624. That makes it the 18th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Varavani village has 1,281 males and 1,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varavani has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Varavani is 561211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varavani covers 847.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Varavani falls under Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Varavani is Thondebhavi, about 7.2 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 village for Varavani.

Varavani is about 18 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varavani is in Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Thondebhavi is about 7.2 km away. Gauribidanur is about 13 km away. Chikkaballapura is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gidaganahalli (under 2 km), Arkunda (1.6 km) and Lakshmanapura (1.7 km).

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

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