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About Vittalapura Village

Vittalapura is a small village in Molakalmuru tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 161 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577540, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vittalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vittalapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Molakalmuru
Pincode 577540
Area (hectares) 379.98 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 161
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vittalapura compares

By the 2011 count Vittalapura is the 64th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 379.98 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 954.

Getting to Vittalapura

Vittalapura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Vittalapura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 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 Vittalapura
Nearest railway station Balenahalli 7.0 km
Nearest town Challakere 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Molakalmuru 22 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 22 km

Villages closest to Vittalapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Molakalmuru 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 301. That makes it the 64th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Vittalapura village has 161 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vittalapura has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Vittalapura is 577540. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vittalapura covers 379.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vittalapura falls under Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vittalapura is Balenahalli, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Vittalapura.

Vittalapura 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.

Vittalapura is in Molakalmuru tehsil of Chitradurga district. Balenahalli is about 7.0 km away. Challakere is about 14 km away. Molakalmuru 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 Byrapura (under 2 km), Hosanagalapura (under 2 km) and Kerekondapura (under 2 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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