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About Vanagoor Village

Vanagoor is a mid sized village in Sakleshpur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 244 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 973.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vanagoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vanagoor village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Sakleshpur
Pincode 573123
Area (hectares) 973.8 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 244
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,131
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vanagoor compares

By the 2011 count Vanagoor is the 73rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 477 residents. Its 973.8 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1047.

Getting to Vanagoor

Vanagoor is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vanagoor 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vanagoor from other places

Vanagoor lies about 50 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Kadagaravalli, about 12 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 Vanagoor
Nearest railway station Kadagaravalli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakleshpur 24 km
District headquarters Hassan 50 km

Villages closest to Vanagoor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vanagoor village had a population of 520. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 477 residents.

Vanagoor village has 244 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vanagoor has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Vanagoor is 573123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vanagoor covers 973.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vanagoor falls under Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vanagoor is Kadagaravalli, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Vanagoor.

Vanagoor is about 50 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vanagoor is in Sakleshpur tehsil of Hassan district. Kadagaravalli is about 12 km away. Sakleshpur is about 24 km away. Hassan is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vanagoor Estate (under 2 km), Boranamane (1.9 km) and Mankanahalli (2.8 km).

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

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