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About Vardapura Village

Vardapura is a small village in Sira tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 132 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,174 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vardapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vardapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Sira
Pincode 572113
Area (hectares) 243.15 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 132
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,174
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vardapura compares

By the 2011 count Vardapura is the 176th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 243.15 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 969.

Getting to Vardapura

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

Vardapura lies about 76 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Pavagada, about 40 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 Vardapura
Tehsil headquarters Sira 30 km
Nearest town Sīra 30 km
Nearest railway station Pavagada 40 km
District headquarters Tumkur 76 km

Villages closest to Vardapura

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 Vardapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Vardapura village had a population of 287. That makes it the 176th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Vardapura village has 132 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vardapura has about 1174 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Vardapura is 572113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vardapura covers 243.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vardapura falls under Sira tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vardapura is Pavagada, about 40 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 Vardapura.

Vardapura is about 76 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vardapura is in Sira tehsil of Tumkur district. Sira is about 30 km away. Sīra is about 30 km away. Pavagada is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandihalli (under 2 km), Hosakote (2.4 km) and Doddabanagere (2.7 km).

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

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