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- LGD code
- 607970
- Pincode
- 577418
- Post office
- Hosanagar
- Population
- 536
- Households
- 106
- Literacy rate
- 72.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1015 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 198
- Distance to district centre
- 108 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 85 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 314 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 596 km
- Nearest railway station
- Barkur · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Mahesh Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Varamballi compares
By population, Varamballi ranks #86 of 204 villages in Hosanagara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.9%
+1.4% vs mandal average
- Varamballi
- 72.9%
- Hosanagara mandal
- 71.5%
- Shivamogga district
- 72.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,015
−4 vs mandal average
- Varamballi
- 1,015
- Hosanagara mandal
- 1,019
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.8 vs mandal average
- Varamballi
- 5.1
- Hosanagara mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Varamballi at a glance
Varamballi is a village of 536 people in 106 households (Census 2011) in Hosanagara taluk, Shivamogga district, Karnataka, the 86th-largest of 204 villages in Hosanagara taluk. Literacy is 73%, 1 points above the taluk average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,015 women per 1,000 men. It lies 108 km from the Shivamogga district centre, 25 km from Shirva, the nearest town, 6 km from Barkur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 577418, served by Hosanagar post office; the LGD village code is 607970. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, high school, bank, post office. The village votes in Tirthahalli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Araga Jnanendra. The population is estimated at 632 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Varamballi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HOSANAGARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 74
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SONALE
- Total area (ha)
- 422.48
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 47.03
- Forest area (ha)
- 149.7
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Varamballi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Varamballi
- LGD code
- 607970
- Pincode
- 577418
- Post office
- Hosanagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 536
- Population (projected 2026)
- 632
- Households
- 106
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1015
- Literacy rate
- 72.9%
- Coordinates
- 13.42841°N, 74.73562°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimoga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tirthahalli
- Member of Parliament
- B. Y. Raghavendra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Araga Jnanendra
- Block / Mandal
- Hosanagara
- Nearest post office
- Salikeri Post Office (1.2 km)
- Nearest bank
- Syndicate Bank (0.8 km)
Getting there
How to reach Varamballi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru314 kmcapital
- Hyderabad596 km
- Chennai600 km
- Mumbai659 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBarkur6 km
- Bus stopUppur3 km
- Hospital / PHCMahesh Hospital<1 km
- ATM / bankSyndicate Bank<1 km
- Petrol pumpFuel Bunk, Brahmavara<1 km
- CollegeNational Junior College5 km
- Police stationMalpe Police Station8 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Mahesh Hospitalunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- Syndicate Bankunder 1 km
- Petrol pump
- Fuel Bunk, Brahmavaraunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ High school
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Varamballi
1 Church, 7 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- ⛪SMS ChurchChurch<1 km ↗
- 🛕Shri Brahmalinga Veerabhadra Durgaparameshwari TempleTemple1.2 km ↗
- 🛕Panjurli Rahu Jattiga (ಪಂಜುರ್ಲಿ ರಾಹು ಜಟ್ಟಿಗ)Temple1.3 km ↗
- 🛕ಬೊಬ್ಬರ್ಯ ಗುಡಿTemple1.3 km ↗
- 🛕Kumar ChavadiTemple1.3 km ↗
- 🛕Mari GudiTemple1.4 km ↗
- 🛕Sri Durgaparameshwari Matt MudukudruTemple2.8 km ↗
- 🛕Honnebali kutumbadthara Panjurli devasthanamTemple3.2 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Varamballi
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫SMS PU CollegeSchool<1 km ↗
- 🎓Nirmala High School, BrahmavaraHigh school1.0 km ↗
- 🎓GM Vidyaniketan Public SchoolHigh school1.6 km ↗
- 🏫Fisheries SchoolSchool2.8 km ↗
- 🎓Milagres High SchoolHigh school3.6 km ↗
- 🏫Milagres CollegeSchool3.6 km ↗
- 🎓Bill Higher Primary SchoolHigh school3.7 km ↗
- 🏫St. Joseph's Primary SchoolSchool3.7 km ↗
- 🏫Milagres English Medium SchoolSchool3.8 km ↗
- 🏫Padu Bengere Government SchoolSchool4.3 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 577418
- KodurHosanagara mandal1,428 pop
- M.GuddekoppaHosanagara mandal1,301 pop
- MumbaruHosanagara mandal1,291 pop
- GanganakoppaHosanagara mandal1,251 pop
- PunajeHosanagara mandal1,180 pop
- SonaleHosanagara mandal1,134 pop
- GoragoduHosanagara mandal954 pop
- RamachandrapuraHosanagara mandal918 pop
- ThriniveHosanagara mandal916 pop
Villages near Varamballi
Other villages in Hosanagara mandal
View all 60+ →- Govatoor
- Baruve
- Mudugoppa (Nagara)
- Humcha
- Nagodi
- Khyrugundha
- Kodur
- Sulagodu
- Kalur
- M.Guddekoppa
- Alageri Mandri
- Mumbaru
- Ganganakoppa
- Hosur
- Punaje
- Maruthipura
- Amrutha
- Sonale
- Kenchanala
- Gubbiga
- Hosakesare
- Karimane
- Bidharalli
- Balur
- Manjagalale
- Bellur
- Byse
- Aramane Koppa
- Mugadthi
- Benavalli
- Goragodu
- Madapura
- Alavalli
- Talale
- Ramachandrapura
- Thrinive
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)