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About Vattigal Village

Vattigal is a mid sized village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 652, made up of 328 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vattigal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vattigal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Bangarapet
Pincode 563129
Area (hectares) 154.74 hectares
Population 652
Male Population 328
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Vattigal compares

By the 2011 count Vattigal is the 128th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 154.74 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Vattigal

Vattigal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vattigal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vattigal from other places

Vattigal lies about 29 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Kamasamudram, about under 2 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 Vattigal
Nearest railway station Kamasamudram under 2 km
Nearest town Robertsonpet 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangarapet 12 km
District headquarters Kolar 29 km

Villages closest to Vattigal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vattigal village had a population of 652. That makes it the 128th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Vattigal village has 328 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vattigal has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Vattigal is 563129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vattigal covers 154.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vattigal falls under Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vattigal is Kamasamudram, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Vattigal.

Vattigal is about 29 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vattigal is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Kamasamudram is about under 2 km away. Robertsonpet is about 12 km away. Bangarapet is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamasamudra (under 2 km), Nallaguttahalli (under 2 km) and Janagutta (1.5 km).

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

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