About Vatala Village

Vatala is a small village in Supa tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 129 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 838.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vatala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vatala village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Tehsil	Supa
Pincode	581453
Area (hectares)	838.49 hectares
Population	276
Male Population	129
Female Population	147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,140
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vatala compares

By the 2011 count Vatala is the 50th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 457 residents. Its 838.49 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1009.

Getting to Vatala

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

Vatala lies about 96 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Castle Rock, about 11 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 Vatala
Nearest railway station	Castle Rock	11 km
Nearest town	Ponda	32 km
Tehsil headquarters	Supa	34 km
District headquarters	Uttara Kannada	96 km

Villages closest to Vatala

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

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Common questions about Vatala

As per the Census of India 2011, Vatala village had a population of 276. That makes it the 50th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 457 residents.

Vatala village has 129 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vatala has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Vatala is 581453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vatala covers 838.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vatala falls under Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vatala is Castle Rock, about 11 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 Vatala.

Vatala is about 96 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vatala is in Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Castle Rock is about 11 km away. Ponda is about 32 km away. Supa is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.