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About Vittalapura Village

Vittalapura is a mid sized village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 772, made up of 396 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vittalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vittalapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577228
Area (hectares) 323.69 hectares
Population 772
Male Population 396
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vittalapura compares

By the 2011 count Vittalapura is the 78th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 323.69 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Vittalapura

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

Vittalapura lies about 50 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Koranahalli, about 6.8 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 Vittalapura
Nearest railway station Koranahalli 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere 9.5 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 50 km

Villages closest to Vittalapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vittalapura village had a population of 772. That makes it the 78th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Vittalapura village has 396 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vittalapura has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Vittalapura is 577228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vittalapura covers 323.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vittalapura falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vittalapura is Koranahalli, about 6.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Vittalapura.

Vittalapura is about 50 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vittalapura is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Koranahalli is about 6.8 km away. Tarikere is about 9.5 km away. Chikmagalur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Obalapura (under 2 km), Sirehalli (under 2 km) and Kuntinamadu (1.9 km).

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

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