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About Yaragunte Village

Yaragunte is a mid sized village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 984, made up of 509 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yaragunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yaragunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Madhugiri
Pincode 572124
Area (hectares) 442.41 hectares
Population 984
Male Population 509
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yaragunte compares

By the 2011 count Yaragunte is the 76th largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 442.41 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Yaragunte

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

Yaragunte lies about 51 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Hindupur, about 23 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 Yaragunte
Tehsil headquarters Madhugiri 14 km
Nearest railway station Hindupur 23 km
District headquarters Tumkur 51 km

Villages closest to Yaragunte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Yaragunte village had a population of 984. That makes it the 76th largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Yaragunte village has 509 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yaragunte has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Yaragunte is 572124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yaragunte covers 442.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Yaragunte falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Yaragunte is Hindupur, about 23 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 Yaragunte.

Yaragunte is about 51 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yaragunte is in Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 14 km away. Hindupur is about 23 km away. Tumkur is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Huvinahalli (under 2 km), Chikkayalkur (2.0 km) and Nallahalli (2.1 km).

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

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