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About Vasana Village

Vasana is a large village in Harihar tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,781, made up of 1,448 males and 1,333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 536.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vasana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vasana village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Harihar
Pincode 577516
Area (hectares) 536.2 hectares
Population 2,781
Male Population 1,448
Female Population 1,333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vasana compares

By the 2011 count Vasana is the 17th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 536.2 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Vasana

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

Vasana lies about 30 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Chalgeri, about 18 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 Vasana
Nearest railway station Chalgeri 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Harihar 20 km
District headquarters Davanagere 30 km

Villages closest to Vasana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vasana village had a population of 2,781. That makes it the 17th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Vasana village has 1,448 males and 1,333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vasana has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Vasana is 577516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vasana covers 536.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vasana falls under Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vasana is Chalgeri, about 18 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 Vasana.

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

Vasana is in Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district. Chalgeri is about 18 km away. Harihar is about 20 km away. Davanagere is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarkari Vasana (under 2 km), Nandigudi (under 2 km) and Palya (1.9 km).

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

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