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About Volagere Village

Volagere is a mid sized village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,928, made up of 1,007 males and 921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 742.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Volagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Volagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Nanjangud
Pincode 571315
Area (hectares) 742.59 hectares
Population 1,928
Male Population 1,007
Female Population 921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Volagere compares

By the 2011 count Volagere is the 64th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 742.59 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 979.

Getting to Volagere

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

Volagere lies about 25 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Nanjangud Town, about 9.8 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 Volagere
Tehsil headquarters Nanjangud 9.5 km
Nearest town Nanjangūd 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Nanjangud Town 9.8 km
District headquarters Mysore 25 km

Villages closest to Volagere

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 Volagere

As per the Census of India 2011, Volagere village had a population of 1,928. That makes it the 64th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Volagere village has 1,007 males and 921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Volagere has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Volagere is 571315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Volagere covers 742.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Volagere falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Volagere is Nanjangud Town, about 9.8 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 Volagere.

Volagere is about 25 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Volagere is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Nanjangud is about 9.5 km away. Nanjangūd is about 9.5 km away. Nanjangud Town is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harathale (2.4 km), Tharadale (2.4 km) and Hedathale (2.5 km).

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

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