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About Kithiganur Village

Kithiganur is a large village in Bangalore East tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,920, made up of 2,008 males and 1,912 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 560036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kithiganur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kithiganur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore
Tehsil Bangalore East
Pincode 560036
Area (hectares) 363.77 hectares
Population 3,920
Male Population 2,008
Female Population 1,912
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kithiganur compares

By the 2011 count Kithiganur is the 4th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 363.77 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Kithiganur

Kithiganur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kithiganur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kithiganur from other places

Kithiganur lies about 15 km from Bangalore, and the nearest railway station is Hoodi, about 4.8 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 Kithiganur
Nearest railway station Hoodi 4.8 km
Nearest town Hoskote 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangalore East 15 km
District headquarters Bangalore 15 km

Villages closest to Kithiganur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bangalore East 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 Kithiganur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kithiganur village had a population of 3,920. That makes it the 4th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Kithiganur village has 2,008 males and 1,912 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kithiganur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Kithiganur is 560036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kithiganur covers 363.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kithiganur falls under Bangalore East tehsil of Bangalore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kithiganur is Hoodi, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kithiganur.

Kithiganur is about 15 km from Bangalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kithiganur is in Bangalore East tehsil of Bangalore district. Hoodi is about 4.8 km away. Hoskote is about 10 km away. Bangalore East is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirandahalli (1.7 km), Maragondanahalli (1.8 km) and Adur (2.0 km).

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

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