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About Changavara Village

Changavara is a large village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,322, made up of 1,744 males and 1,578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2646.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Changavara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Changavara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Sira
Pincode 572135
Area (hectares) 2646.63 hectares
Population 3,322
Male Population 1,744
Female Population 1,578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Changavara compares

By the 2011 count Changavara is the 12th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 2646.63 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Changavara

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

Changavara lies about 72 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Somaguddu, about 46 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 Changavara
Tehsil headquarters Sira 22 km
Nearest town Sīra 22 km
Nearest railway station Somaguddu 46 km
District headquarters Tumkur 72 km

Villages closest to Changavara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Changavara village had a population of 3,322. That makes it the 12th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Changavara village has 1,744 males and 1,578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Changavara has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Changavara is 572135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Changavara covers 2646.63 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.

Changavara falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Changavara is Somaguddu, about 46 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 Changavara.

Changavara is about 72 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Changavara is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 22 km away. Sīra is about 22 km away. Somaguddu is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yanjalagere (4.7 km), Sasamaru (5.0 km) and Bevinahalli (5.0 km).

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

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