About Vaddikere Village

Vaddikere is a mid sized village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,334, made up of 658 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1173.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vaddikere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vaddikere village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Hiriyur
Pincode	577532
Area (hectares)	1173.52 hectares
Population	1,334
Male Population	658
Female Population	676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vaddikere compares

By the 2011 count Vaddikere is the 65th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 1173.52 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Vaddikere

Vaddikere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vaddikere as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Vaddikere from other places

Vaddikere lies about 24 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Balenahalli, about 15 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 Vaddikere
Nearest railway station	Balenahalli	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hiriyur	19 km
Nearest town	Hiriyūr	19 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	24 km

Villages closest to Vaddikere

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.

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Common questions about Vaddikere

As per the Census of India 2011, Vaddikere village had a population of 1,334. That makes it the 65th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Vaddikere village has 658 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vaddikere has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Vaddikere is 577532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vaddikere covers 1173.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vaddikere falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vaddikere is Balenahalli, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Vaddikere.

Vaddikere is about 24 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vaddikere is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Balenahalli is about 15 km away. Hiriyur is about 19 km away. Hiriyūr is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.