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About Venkatagiri Village

Venkatagiri is a large village in Gangawati tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,048, made up of 1,559 males and 1,489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1122.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Venkatagiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Venkatagiri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Gangawati
Pincode 583235
Area (hectares) 1122.66 hectares
Population 3,048
Male Population 1,559
Female Population 1,489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Venkatagiri compares

By the 2011 count Venkatagiri is the 32nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 1122.66 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Venkatagiri

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

Venkatagiri lies about 34 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Chikkabenakal, about 3.7 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 Venkatagiri
Nearest railway station Chikkabenakal 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangawati 9.6 km
Nearest town Gangavati 9.6 km
District headquarters Koppal 34 km

Villages closest to Venkatagiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Venkatagiri village had a population of 3,048. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Venkatagiri village has 1,559 males and 1,489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Venkatagiri has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Venkatagiri is 583235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Venkatagiri covers 1122.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Venkatagiri falls under Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Venkatagiri is Chikkabenakal, about 3.7 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 10+ km distance for Venkatagiri.

Venkatagiri is about 34 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Venkatagiri is in Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district. Chikkabenakal is about 3.7 km away. Gangawati is about 9.6 km away. Gangavati is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banderhal (1.5 km), Udamkal (2.2 km) and Gaddi (2.6 km).

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

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