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About Tavandi Village

Tavandi is a mid sized village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 921, made up of 464 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1444.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tavandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tavandi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Hiriyur
Pincode 577558
Area (hectares) 1444.58 hectares
Population 921
Male Population 464
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tavandi compares

By the 2011 count Tavandi is the 90th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 1444.58 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Tavandi

Tavandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tavandi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Tavandi from other places

Tavandi lies about 30 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 25 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 Tavandi
Tehsil headquarters Hiriyur 9.1 km
Nearest town Hiriyūr 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Doddasiddavanhalli 25 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 30 km

Villages closest to Tavandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tavandi village had a population of 921. That makes it the 90th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Tavandi village has 464 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tavandi has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Tavandi is 577558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tavandi covers 1444.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tavandi falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Tavandi is Doddasiddavanhalli, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Tavandi.

Tavandi is about 30 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tavandi is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyur is about 9.1 km away. Hiriyūr is about 9.1 km away. Doddasiddavanhalli is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sooragondanahalli (2.5 km), Hulithotlu (3.6 km) and Mayasandra (3.6 km).

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

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