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About Vadanakal Village

Vadanakal is a mid sized village in Pavagada tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,255, made up of 606 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1535.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadanakal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadanakal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Pavagada
Pincode 561202
Area (hectares) 1535.21 hectares
Population 1,255
Male Population 606
Female Population 649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadanakal compares

By the 2011 count Vadanakal is the 68th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 1535.21 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Vadanakal

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

Vadanakal lies about 93 km from Tumkur. 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 Vadanakal
Tehsil headquarters Pavagada 26 km
Nearest town Pāvugada 26 km
District headquarters Tumkur 93 km

Villages closest to Vadanakal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadanakal village had a population of 1,255. That makes it the 68th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Vadanakal village has 606 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadanakal has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Vadanakal is 561202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadanakal covers 1535.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vadanakal falls under Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The census record for Vadanakal notes the nearest railway station 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 Vadanakal.

Vadanakal is about 93 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadanakal is in Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district. Pavagada is about 26 km away. Pāvugada is about 26 km away. Tumkur is about 93 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hottebommanahalli (1.6 km), Lingadahalli (1.7 km) and Doddenahalli (2.7 km).

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

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