About Varkate Village

Varkate is a mid sized village in Narasimharajapura tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 765, made up of 370 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1003.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varkate Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varkate village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Narasimharajapura
Pincode	577134
Area (hectares)	1003.79 hectares
Population	765
Male Population	370
Female Population	395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,068
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Varkate compares

By the 2011 count Varkate is the 27th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 1003.79 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Varkate

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

Varkate lies about 40 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Bellenahalli, about 35 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 Varkate
Tehsil headquarters	Narasimharajapura	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Bellenahalli	35 km
Nearest town	Tarikere	36 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	40 km

Villages closest to Varkate

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

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Common questions about Varkate

As per the Census of India 2011, Varkate village had a population of 765. That makes it the 27th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Varkate village has 370 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varkate has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Varkate is 577134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varkate covers 1003.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Varkate falls under Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Varkate is Bellenahalli, about 35 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 Varkate.

Varkate is about 40 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varkate is in Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Narasimharajapura is about 4.6 km away. Bellenahalli is about 35 km away. Tarikere is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.