# Vadavanaghatta Village, Turuvekere, Tumkur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/vadavanaghatta/ Village · Turuvekere, Tumkur # Vadavanaghatta Vadavanaghatta is a village in Turuvekere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572221**. The 2011 Census counted **495 people in 123 households**, the 115th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 495people (2011) - 123households - 74.1%literacy - 572221PIN code ## Vadavanaghatta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadavanaghatta is 572221.** Vadavanaghatta falls in Turuvekere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572221 - Gram panchayatVadavanaghatta - Community development blockTuruvekere - Census village code612377 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadavanaghatta from nearby towns? - Turuvekere (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)60 km by road - Turuvekere (nearest town)20 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 Vadavanaghatta? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Vadavanaghatta; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mayasandra - ○Degree college10+ km · Turuvekere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Turuvekere - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Vadavanaghatta known for? The main crops are **ragi, coconut and paddy**. About 72% of the 392 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Vadavanaghatta Of every 100 households in Vadavanaghatta in 2011, 90 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vadavanaghatta · ■ Turuvekere rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **91% Toilet within the home ****26%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **76% Tap water ****7%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **93% Use banking services ****31%** **48% Television ****44%** **55% Mobile phone ****55%** **43% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **14% Own their home ****93%** **95% 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 Vadavanaghatta? ■ Vadavanaghatta · ■ Turuvekere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059** **930 Working population ****59.8%** **50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 64.7% for women. 75% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 162 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (15%) · **■** Marginal 34 (11%) 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 Turuvekere - Halesampige517 people - N.Ganganahalli510 people - N.Mavinahalli501 people - Kanakur499 people - Kyamasandra493 people - Kadehalli Kaval491 people - Vittaladevarahalli488 people - Nagegowdana Byala487 people [All 243 villages in Turuvekere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadavanaghatta?572221 - How far is Vadavanaghatta from Tumkur?60 km by road - What is the population of Vadavanaghatta?495 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadavanaghatta in?Tumkur district (Turuvekere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Vadavanaghatta?74.1% (Census 2011)