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About Varavinakere Village

Varavinakere is a small village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11, made up of 5 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varavinakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varavinakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577245
Area (hectares) 175.42 hectares
Population 11
Male Population 5
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varavinakere compares

By the 2011 count Varavinakere is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 175.42 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Varavinakere

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

How far is Varavinakere from other places

Varavinakere lies about 27 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Masarahalli, about 7.4 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 Varavinakere
Nearest railway station Masarahalli 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 10 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 10 km
District headquarters Shimoga 27 km

Villages closest to Varavinakere

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 Varavinakere

As per the Census of India 2011, Varavinakere village had a population of 11. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Varavinakere village has 5 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varavinakere has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Varavinakere is 577245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varavinakere covers 175.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Varavinakere falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Varavinakere is Masarahalli, about 7.4 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 <5 km distance for Varavinakere.

Varavinakere is about 27 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varavinakere is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Masarahalli is about 7.4 km away. Bhadravati is about 10 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balekatte (under 2 km), Dodderi (1.8 km) and Ukkunda (2.7 km).

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

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