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About Kittur Village

Kittur is a large village in Ramdurg tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,356, made up of 1,239 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2615.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kittur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kittur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Ramdurg
Pincode 591127
Area (hectares) 2615.35 hectares
Population 2,356
Male Population 1,239
Female Population 1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kittur compares

By the 2011 count Kittur is the 28th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents. Its 2615.35 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kittur

Kittur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kittur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kittur from other places

Kittur lies about 91 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Lakhmapur, about 29 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 Kittur
Tehsil headquarters Ramdurg 12 km
Nearest town Rāmdurg 12 km
Nearest railway station Lakhmapur 29 km
District headquarters Belgaum 91 km

Villages closest to Kittur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kittur village had a population of 2,356. That makes it the 28th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents.

Kittur village has 1,239 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kittur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kittur is 591127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kittur covers 2615.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kittur falls under Ramdurg tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kittur is Lakhmapur, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Kittur.

Kittur is about 91 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kittur is in Ramdurg tehsil of Belgaum district. Ramdurg is about 12 km away. Rāmdurg is about 12 km away. Lakhmapur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhanayakanakoppa (4.7 km), Kallur (5.6 km) and Revadikoppa (5.8 km).

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

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