About Vatagaru Village

Vatagaru is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 125 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 773.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vatagaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vatagaru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Tirthahalli
Pincode	577422
Area (hectares)	773.63 hectares
Population	255
Male Population	125
Female Population	130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,040
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vatagaru compares

By the 2011 count Vatagaru is the 163rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 773.63 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1033.

Getting to Vatagaru

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

Vatagaru lies about 29 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 15 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 Vatagaru
Nearest railway station	Arasalu	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tirthahalli	21 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	29 km
Nearest town	Shivamogga	29 km

Villages closest to Vatagaru

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

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Common questions about Vatagaru

As per the Census of India 2011, Vatagaru village had a population of 255. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Vatagaru village has 125 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vatagaru has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Vatagaru is 577422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vatagaru covers 773.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vatagaru falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vatagaru is Arasalu, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Vatagaru.

Vatagaru is about 29 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vatagaru is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Arasalu is about 15 km away. Tirthahalli is about 21 km away. Shimoga is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.