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About Vittala Village

Vittala is a mid sized village in Narasimharajapura tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 278 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 762.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vittala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vittala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Narasimharajapura
Pincode 577134
Area (hectares) 762.06 hectares
Population 563
Male Population 278
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vittala compares

By the 2011 count Vittala is the 36th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 762.06 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Vittala

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

Vittala lies about 46 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Masarahalli, about 25 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 Vittala
Tehsil headquarters Narasimharajapura 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Masarahalli 25 km
Nearest town Bhadrāvati 26 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 46 km

Villages closest to Vittala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narasimharajapura 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 Vittala

As per the Census of India 2011, Vittala village had a population of 563. That makes it the 36th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Vittala village has 278 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vittala has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Vittala is 577134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vittala covers 762.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vittala falls under Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vittala is Masarahalli, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Vittala.

Vittala is about 46 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vittala is in Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Narasimharajapura is about 8.0 km away. Masarahalli is about 25 km away. Bhadrāvati is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haledanivasa (3.8 km), Soosalavani (4.9 km) and Aramballi (5.4 km).

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

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