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About Vitnal Village

Vitnal is a mid sized village in Haliyal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 341 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 523.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vitnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vitnal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Haliyal
Pincode 581325
Area (hectares) 523.69 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 341
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vitnal compares

By the 2011 count Vitnal is the 47th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 523.69 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Vitnal

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

Vitnal lies about 71 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ambewadi, about 2.8 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 Vitnal
Nearest railway station Ambewadi 2.8 km
Nearest town Dandeli 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Haliyal 16 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 71 km

Villages closest to Vitnal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vitnal village had a population of 653. That makes it the 47th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Vitnal village has 341 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vitnal has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Vitnal is 581325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vitnal covers 523.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vitnal falls under Haliyal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vitnal is Ambewadi, about 2.8 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 Vitnal.

Vitnal is about 71 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vitnal is in Haliyal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Ambewadi is about 2.8 km away. Dandeli is about 3.4 km away. Haliyal 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 Haregali (2.9 km), Ambewadi (2.9 km) and Gobral (3.0 km).

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

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