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About Vittalpadanur Village

Vittalpadanur is one of the larger villages in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,589, made up of 3,232 males and 3,357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1481.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vittalpadanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vittalpadanur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Bantval
Pincode 574222
Area (hectares) 1481.77 hectares
Population 6,589
Male Population 3,232
Female Population 3,357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vittalpadanur compares

By the 2011 count Vittalpadanur is the 7th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 1481.77 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Vittalpadanur

Vittalpadanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vittalpadanur as Available within village. 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 Vittalpadanur from other places

Vittalpadanur lies about 18 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Neralakatte, about 6.7 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 Vittalpadanur
Nearest railway station Neralakatte 6.7 km
Nearest town Puttūr 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bantval 16 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 18 km

Villages closest to Vittalpadanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vittalpadanur village had a population of 6,589. That makes it the 7th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Vittalpadanur village has 3,232 males and 3,357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vittalpadanur has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Vittalpadanur is 574222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vittalpadanur covers 1481.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vittalpadanur falls under Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vittalpadanur is Neralakatte, about 6.7 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 village for Vittalpadanur.

Vittalpadanur is about 18 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vittalpadanur is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Neralakatte is about 6.7 km away. Puttūr is about 11 km away. Bantval is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vittal (under 2 km), Vittalmudnoor (under 2 km) and Alike (3.5 km).

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

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