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About Vaddanalu Village

Vaddanalu is a large village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,632, made up of 1,299 males and 1,333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1243.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vaddanalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vaddanalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Channagiri
Pincode 577215
Area (hectares) 1243.4 hectares
Population 2,632
Male Population 1,299
Female Population 1,333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vaddanalu compares

By the 2011 count Vaddanalu is the 24th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 1243.4 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Vaddanalu

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

Vaddanalu lies about 54 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Nulenuru, about 13 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 Vaddanalu
Tehsil headquarters Channagiri 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Nulenuru 13 km
District headquarters Davanagere 54 km

Villages closest to Vaddanalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vaddanalu village had a population of 2,632. That makes it the 24th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Vaddanalu village has 1,299 males and 1,333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vaddanalu has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Vaddanalu is 577215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vaddanalu covers 1243.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vaddanalu falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vaddanalu is Nulenuru, about 13 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 Vaddanalu.

Vaddanalu is about 54 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vaddanalu is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Channagiri is about 9.2 km away. Nulenuru is about 13 km away. Davanagere is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Komaranahalli (1.7 km), Savehadlu (2.2 km) and Haralakatta (3.0 km).

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

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