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About Varahasandra Village

Varahasandra is a mid sized village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 366 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varahasandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varahasandra village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572221
Area (hectares) 439.46 hectares
Population 744
Male Population 366
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varahasandra compares

By the 2011 count Varahasandra is the 77th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 439.46 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Varahasandra

Varahasandra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Varahasandra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Varahasandra from other places

Varahasandra lies about 36 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Sampige Road, about 10 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 Varahasandra
Nearest railway station Sampige Road 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Turuvekere 16 km
Nearest town Kunigal 30 km
District headquarters Tumkur 36 km

Villages closest to Varahasandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Varahasandra village had a population of 744. That makes it the 77th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Varahasandra village has 366 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varahasandra has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Varahasandra is 572221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varahasandra covers 439.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Varahasandra falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Varahasandra is Sampige Road, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Varahasandra.

Varahasandra is about 36 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varahasandra is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Sampige Road is about 10 km away. Turuvekere is about 16 km away. Kunigal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ayarahalli (2.5 km), Doddagoraghatta (2.6 km) and Gondi (3.1 km).

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

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