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About Vadavanaghatta Village

Vadavanaghatta is a small village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 242 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadavanaghatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadavanaghatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572221
Area (hectares) 392.35 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 242
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadavanaghatta compares

By the 2011 count Vadavanaghatta is the 112th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 392.35 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Vadavanaghatta

Vadavanaghatta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vadavanaghatta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Vadavanaghatta from other places

Vadavanaghatta lies about 41 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Sampige Road, about 16 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 Vadavanaghatta
Tehsil headquarters Turuvekere 13 km
Nearest railway station Sampige Road 16 km
Nearest town Kunigal 29 km
District headquarters Tumkur 41 km

Villages closest to Vadavanaghatta

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 Vadavanaghatta

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadavanaghatta village had a population of 495. That makes it the 112th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Vadavanaghatta village has 242 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadavanaghatta has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

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

Vadavanaghatta covers 392.35 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.

Vadavanaghatta falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vadavanaghatta is Sampige Road, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Vadavanaghatta.

Vadavanaghatta is about 41 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadavanaghatta is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Turuvekere is about 13 km away. Sampige Road is about 16 km away. Kunigal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mugalur (1.5 km), Byalahalli (2.1 km) and Doddamalligerei (2.5 km).

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

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