# Vittalapura Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur 

# Vittalapura

Vittalapura is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577228**. The 2011 Census counted **772 people in 169 households**, the 82nd largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 772people (2011)
- 169households
- 98.7%literacy
- 577228PIN code

## Vittalapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vittalapura is 577228.** Vittalapura falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577228
- Gram panchayatNerlekere
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609178

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Vittalapura from nearby towns?

- Tarikere (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)62 km by road
- Tarikere (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Vittalapura?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Vittalapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tarikere
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tarikere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tarikere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Vittalapura known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and mango**. About 69% of the 324 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Vittalapura

Of every 100 households in Vittalapura in 2011, 98 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Vittalapura · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**72%

Use banking services ****68%**

**60%

Television ****77%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**89%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Vittalapura?

■ Vittalapura · ■ Tarikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.7%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**956

Working population ****39.0%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.6% for men and 98.9% for women. 73% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (61%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Tarikere

- Hulithimmapura822 people
- Chikkanvangala808 people
- Malikoppa803 people
- Samatala794 people
- Jaldihalli771 people
- Kerehosahalli771 people
- Boothanahalli759 people
- Hunasanahalli755 people

[All 249 villages in Tarikere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/tarikere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vittalapura?577228
- How far is Vittalapura from Chikmagalur?62 km by road
- What is the population of Vittalapura?772 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vittalapura in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Vittalapura?98.7% (Census 2011)