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About Bittangala Village

Bittangala is a mid sized village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,068, made up of 507 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 717.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bittangala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bittangala village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571218
Area (hectares) 717.47 hectares
Population 1,068
Male Population 507
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bittangala compares

By the 2011 count Bittangala is the 63rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 717.47 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Bittangala

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

Bittangala lies about 28 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Kannur South, about 59 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 Bittangala
Tehsil headquarters Virajpet 4.5 km
District headquarters Kodagu 28 km
Nearest town Madikeri 30 km
Nearest railway station Kannur South 59 km

Villages closest to Bittangala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bittangala village had a population of 1,068. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Bittangala village has 507 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bittangala has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Bittangala is 571218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bittangala covers 717.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bittangala falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bittangala is Kannur South, about 59 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 Bittangala.

Bittangala is about 28 km from Kodagu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bittangala is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Virajpet is about 4.5 km away. Kodagu is about 28 km away. Madikeri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalvathoklu (2.0 km), Nangala (2.3 km) and Balugodu (2.8 km).

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

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