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About Uratota Village

Uratota is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 236 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uratota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uratota village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581450
Area (hectares) 416.59 hectares
Population 445
Male Population 236
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uratota compares

By the 2011 count Uratota is the 112th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 416.59 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Uratota

Uratota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Uratota as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Uratota from other places

Uratota lies about 28 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, about 40 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 Uratota
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 8.3 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 28 km
Nearest railway station Mirjan 40 km

Villages closest to Uratota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uratota village had a population of 445. That makes it the 112th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Uratota village has 236 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uratota has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Uratota is 581450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uratota covers 416.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uratota falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Uratota is Mirjan, about 40 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Uratota.

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

Uratota is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 8.3 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 28 km away. Mirjan is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bappanalli (under 2 km), Boppanalli (under 2 km) and Golikatta (under 2 km).

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

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