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About Varavi Village

Varavi is a mid sized village in Shirhatti tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 830, made up of 419 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 997.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varavi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varavi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Shirhatti
Pincode 582120
Area (hectares) 997.08 hectares
Population 830
Male Population 419
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varavi compares

By the 2011 count Varavi is the 57th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 997.08 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 966.

Getting to Varavi

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

Varavi lies about 26 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Kalas, about 26 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 Varavi
Tehsil headquarters Shirhatti 4.2 km
Nearest town Lakshmeshwar 16 km
District headquarters Gadag 26 km
Nearest railway station Kalas 26 km

Villages closest to Varavi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Varavi village had a population of 830. That makes it the 57th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Varavi village has 419 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varavi has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Varavi is 582120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varavi covers 997.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Varavi falls under Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Varavi is Kalas, about 26 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 - 10 km distance for Varavi.

Varavi is about 26 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varavi is in Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district. Shirhatti is about 4.2 km away. Lakshmeshwar is about 16 km away. Gadag is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hosur (2.5 km), Chabbi (3.6 km) and Shirahatti (4.3 km).

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

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