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About Varahalli Village

Varahalli is a mid sized village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 764, made up of 374 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Nanjangud
Pincode 571119
Area (hectares) 282.08 hectares
Population 764
Male Population 374
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Varahalli compares

By the 2011 count Varahalli is the 132nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 282.08 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Varahalli

Varahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Varahalli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Varahalli from other places

Varahalli lies about 30 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Kavalande, about 4.5 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 Varahalli
Nearest railway station Kavalande 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanjangud 14 km
Nearest town Nanjangūd 14 km
District headquarters Mysore 30 km

Villages closest to Varahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Varahalli village had a population of 764. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Varahalli village has 374 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varahalli has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Varahalli is 571119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varahalli covers 282.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Varahalli falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Varahalli is Kavalande, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Varahalli.

Varahalli is about 30 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varahalli is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Kavalande is about 4.5 km away. Nanjangud is about 14 km away. Nanjangūd is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devanur (under 2 km), Kakkarahatti (1.7 km) and Thagadooru (2.2 km).

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

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