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About Viswanathapura Village

Viswanathapura is a small village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24, made up of 15 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577538, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Viswanathapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Viswanathapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577538
Area (hectares) 363.1 hectares
Population 24
Male Population 15
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 600
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Viswanathapura compares

By the 2011 count Viswanathapura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 363.1 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Viswanathapura

Viswanathapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Viswanathapura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Viswanathapura from other places

Viswanathapura lies about 22 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Balenahalli, about 7.0 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 Viswanathapura
Nearest railway station Balenahalli 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Challakere 14 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 22 km

Villages closest to Viswanathapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Viswanathapura village had a population of 24. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Viswanathapura village has 15 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Viswanathapura has about 600 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Viswanathapura is 577538. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Viswanathapura covers 363.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Viswanathapura falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Viswanathapura is Balenahalli, about 7.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Viswanathapura.

Viswanathapura is about 22 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Viswanathapura is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Balenahalli is about 7.0 km away. Challakere is about 14 km away. Chitradurga is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gowripura (under 2 km), Obalapura Kaval (under 2 km) and Parashuramapura Kaval (under 2 km).

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

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