# Varasandra Village, Sidlaghatta, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka)

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Village · Sidlaghatta, Chikkaballapura 

# Varasandra

Varasandra is a village in Sidlaghatta sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **562105**. The 2011 Census counted **568 people in 117 households**, the 107th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 568people (2011)
- 117households
- 49.4%literacy
- 562105PIN code

## Varasandra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Varasandra is 562105.** Varasandra falls in Sidlaghatta sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka.

- PIN code562105
- Gram panchayatThimmsandra
- Community development blockSidlaghatta
- Census village code624025

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

## How far is Varasandra from nearby towns?

- Sidlaghatta (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Chikkaballapur (district HQ)64 km by road
- Chintamani (nearest town)32 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 Varasandra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Varasandra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chigateegalagutta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chintamani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chintamani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 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 Varasandra known for?

The main crops are **ragi**. About 46% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Varasandra

Of every 100 households in Varasandra in 2011, 67 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Varasandra · ■ Sidlaghatta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**73%

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

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****16%**

**62%

Television ****32%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****12%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**19%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Varasandra?

■ Varasandra · ■ Sidlaghatta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1263**

**960

Working population ****40.5%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.6% for men and 37.2% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (11%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 47 (20%) · **■** Marginal 56 (24%)

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 Sidlaghatta

- Dabarganahalli580 people
- Hireballa577 people
- Yarranagenahalli576 people
- Gollahalli568 people
- Hujagur567 people
- Thaduru566 people
- Lakkihalli558 people
- Mummanahalli550 people

[All 291 villages in Sidlaghatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/sidlaghatta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Varasandra?562105
- How far is Varasandra from Chikkaballapur?64 km by road
- What is the population of Varasandra?568 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Varasandra in?Chikkaballapura district (Sidlaghatta sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Varasandra?49.4% (Census 2011)