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About Wasan Village

Wasan is a mid sized village in Hangal tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 819, made up of 430 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wasan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wasan village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hangal
Pincode 581120
Area (hectares) 361.65 hectares
Population 819
Male Population 430
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wasan compares

By the 2011 count Wasan is the 109th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 361.65 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Wasan

Wasan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wasan 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. The nearest villages by name are Tumarikoppa, Uppanshi, Veerapura and Walageri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Wasan

As per the Census of India 2011, Wasan village had a population of 819. That makes it the 109th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Wasan village has 430 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wasan has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Wasan is 581120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wasan covers 361.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wasan falls under Hangal tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The census record for Wasan notes the nearest railway station 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 Wasan.

Wasan is in Hangal tehsil of Haveri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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