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About Vajjankurike Village

Vajjankurike is a mid sized village in Koratagere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 441 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vajjankurike Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vajjankurike village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Koratagere
Pincode 572129
Area (hectares) 188.11 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 441
Female Population 458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vajjankurike compares

By the 2011 count Vajjankurike is the 54th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 660 residents. Its 188.11 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Vajjankurike

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

Vajjankurike lies about 22 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Hirehalli, about 19 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 Vajjankurike
Tehsil headquarters Koratagere 12 km
Nearest railway station Hirehalli 19 km
District headquarters Tumkur 22 km
Nearest town Tumkūr 22 km

Villages closest to Vajjankurike

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vajjankurike village had a population of 899. That makes it the 54th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 660 residents.

Vajjankurike village has 441 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vajjankurike has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Vajjankurike is 572129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vajjankurike covers 188.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vajjankurike falls under Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vajjankurike is Hirehalli, about 19 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 village for Vajjankurike.

Vajjankurike is about 22 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vajjankurike is in Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district. Koratagere is about 12 km away. Hirehalli is about 19 km away. Tumkur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duddanahalli (1.5 km), Pathaganahalli (1.8 km) and Puttasandra (2.1 km).

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

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