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About V Badaga Village

V Badaga is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 432 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4428.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

V Badaga Overview

Census 2011 figures for V Badaga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571218
Area (hectares) 4428.6 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 432
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How V Badaga compares

By the 2011 count V Badaga is the 77th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 4428.6 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to V Badaga

V Badaga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for V Badaga 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is V Badaga from other places

V Badaga lies about 35 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Thalassery, about 56 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 V Badaga
Tehsil headquarters Virajpet 11 km
District headquarters Kodagu 35 km
Nearest town Mattanur 36 km
Nearest railway station Thalassery 56 km

Villages closest to V Badaga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Virajpet 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 V Badaga

As per the Census of India 2011, V Badaga village had a population of 824. That makes it the 77th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

V Badaga village has 432 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, V Badaga has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for V Badaga is 571218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

V Badaga covers 4428.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

V Badaga falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to V Badaga is Thalassery, about 56 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 village for V Badaga.

V Badaga is about 35 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

V Badaga is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 11 km away. Kodagu is about 35 km away. Mattanur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badaga (under 2 km), Kutta (2.1 km) and Kuttandi (2.1 km).

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

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