# Varlakonda Village, Gudibanda, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka)

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Village · Gudibanda, Chikkaballapura 

# Varlakonda

Varlakonda is a village in Gudibanda sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **562104**. The 2011 Census counted **2,456 people in 534 households**, the 2nd largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 2,456people (2011)
- 534households
- 65.5%literacy
- 562104PIN code

## Varlakonda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Varlakonda is 562104.** Varlakonda falls in Gudibanda sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka.

- PIN code562104
- Gram panchayatVarlakonda
- Community development blockGudibanda
- Census village code623779

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Varlakonda from nearby towns?

- Gudibanda (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chikkaballapur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Gudibanda (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Varlakonda?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Varlakonda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gudibanda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gudibanda
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gudibanda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Varlakonda known for?

The main crops are **ragi**. About 46% of the 720 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Varlakonda

Of every 100 households in Varlakonda in 2011, 95 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Varlakonda · ■ Gudibanda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**79%

Tap water ****22%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**93%

Use banking services ****55%**

**78%

Television ****39%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**33%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Varlakonda?

■ Varlakonda · ■ Gudibanda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**988

Working population ****52.8%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 56.3% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 496 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 441 (34%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 102 (8%) · **■** Marginal 250 (19%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gudibanda

- Somenahalli2,571 people
- Doddanancherlu2,082 people
- Yellodu1,545 people
- Beechaganahalli1,544 people
- Chowtakuntahalli1,252 people

[All 105 villages in Gudibanda](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gudibanda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Varlakonda?562104
- How far is Varlakonda from Chikkaballapur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Varlakonda?2,456 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Varlakonda in?Chikkaballapura district (Gudibanda sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Varlakonda?65.5% (Census 2011)