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About Vadahosalli Village

Vadahosalli is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 194 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadahosalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadahosalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577436
Area (hectares) 598.64 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 194
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadahosalli compares

By the 2011 count Vadahosalli is the 108th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 598.64 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Vadahosalli

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

Vadahosalli lies about 28 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 11 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 Vadahosalli
Nearest railway station Arasalu 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 26 km
District headquarters Shimoga 28 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 28 km

Villages closest to Vadahosalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadahosalli village had a population of 397. That makes it the 108th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Vadahosalli village has 194 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadahosalli has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Vadahosalli is 577436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadahosalli covers 598.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vadahosalli falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vadahosalli is Arasalu, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Vadahosalli.

Vadahosalli is about 28 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadahosalli is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Arasalu is about 11 km away. Hosanagara is about 26 km away. Shimoga is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kagachi (1.8 km), Masakani (2.5 km) and Kallur (4.1 km).

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

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