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About Vasan Village

Vasan is a mid sized village in Nargund tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,619, made up of 835 males and 784 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 838.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vasan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vasan village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Nargund
Pincode 582206
Area (hectares) 838.75 hectares
Population 1,619
Male Population 835
Female Population 784
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vasan compares

By the 2011 count Vasan is the 15th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents. Its 838.75 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Vasan

Vasan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vasan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Vasan from other places

Vasan lies about 51 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Lakhmapur, about 16 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 Vasan
Nearest railway station Lakhmapur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nargund 18 km
District headquarters Gadag 51 km

Villages closest to Vasan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vasan village had a population of 1,619. That makes it the 15th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents.

Vasan village has 835 males and 784 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vasan has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Vasan is 582206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vasan covers 838.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vasan falls under Nargund tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vasan is Lakhmapur, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Vasan.

Vasan is about 51 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vasan is in Nargund tehsil of Gadag district. Lakhmapur is about 16 km away. Nargund is about 18 km away. Gadag is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konnur (1.7 km), Belleri (1.8 km) and Lakhamapur (3.0 km).

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

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