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About Vaderapura Village

Vaderapura is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 362 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vaderapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vaderapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577243
Area (hectares) 192.33 hectares
Population 709
Male Population 362
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vaderapura compares

By the 2011 count Vaderapura is the 93rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 192.33 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 990.

Getting to Vaderapura

Vaderapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vaderapura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Vaderapura from other places

Vaderapura lies about 24 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Shimoga Bidare, about 21 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 Vaderapura
Nearest town Channagiri 21 km
Nearest railway station Shimoga Bidare 21 km
District headquarters Shimoga 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 25 km

Villages closest to Vaderapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vaderapura village had a population of 709. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Vaderapura village has 362 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vaderapura has about 959 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Vaderapura is 577243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vaderapura covers 192.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vaderapura falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vaderapura is Shimoga Bidare, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Vaderapura.

Vaderapura is about 24 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vaderapura is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Channagiri is about 21 km away. Shimoga Bidare is about 21 km away. Shimoga is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimbegondi (under 2 km), Anaveri (under 2 km) and Mangote (2.3 km).

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

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