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About Varamballi Village

Varamballi is a mid sized village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 266 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varamballi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varamballi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577418
Area (hectares) 422.48 hectares
Population 536
Male Population 266
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varamballi compares

By the 2011 count Varamballi is the 83rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 422.48 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Varamballi

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

Varamballi lies about 50 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 24 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 Varamballi
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Anandapuram 24 km
Nearest town Sāgar 33 km
District headquarters Shimoga 50 km

Villages closest to Varamballi

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 Varamballi

As per the Census of India 2011, Varamballi village had a population of 536. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Varamballi village has 266 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varamballi has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Varamballi is 577418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varamballi covers 422.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Varamballi falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Varamballi is Anandapuram, about 24 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 Varamballi.

Varamballi is about 50 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varamballi is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 6.3 km away. Anandapuram is about 24 km away. Sāgar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nellunde (2.2 km), Vasave (2.8 km) and Kolagi (2.9 km).

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

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