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About Vatalu Village

Vatalu is a large village in Tirumakudal Narsipur tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,975, made up of 1,473 males and 1,502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 899.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vatalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vatalu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Tirumakudal Narsipur
Pincode 571124
Area (hectares) 899.07 hectares
Population 2,975
Male Population 1,473
Female Population 1,502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vatalu compares

By the 2011 count Vatalu is the 21st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,004 residents. Its 899.07 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Vatalu

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

Vatalu lies about 31 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Kavalande, about 17 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 Vatalu
Tehsil headquarters Tirumakudal Narsipur 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Kavalande 17 km
Nearest town Bannūr 20 km
District headquarters Mysore 31 km

Villages closest to Vatalu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tirumakudal Narsipur 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 Vatalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Vatalu village had a population of 2,975. That makes it the 21st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,004 residents.

Vatalu village has 1,473 males and 1,502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vatalu has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Vatalu is 571124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vatalu covers 899.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vatalu falls under Tirumakudal Narsipur tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vatalu is Kavalande, about 17 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 Vatalu.

Vatalu is about 31 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vatalu is in Tirumakudal Narsipur tehsil of Mysore district. Tirumakudal Narsipur is about 6.3 km away. Kavalande is about 17 km away. Bannūr is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sujjaluru (under 2 km), Hyakanuru (2.9 km) and Yaraganahalli (3.1 km).

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

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