About Kittur Village

Kittur is one of the larger villages in Sampgaon tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,144, made up of 8,151 males and 7,993 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1739.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591115, 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	Sampgaon
Pincode	591115
Area (hectares)	1739.99 hectares
Population	16,144
Male Population	8,151
Female Population	7,993
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kittur compares

By the 2011 count Kittur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents. Its 1739.99 hectares work out to about 9.3 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 981.

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 5 - 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 41 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Kambarganvi, about 16 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
Nearest railway station	Kambarganvi	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sampgaon	22 km
Nearest town	Bail-Hongal	25 km
District headquarters	Belgaum	41 km

Villages closest to Kittur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kittur village had a population of 16,144. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,515 residents.

Kittur village has 8,151 males and 7,993 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kittur has about 981 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Kittur is 591115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kittur covers 1739.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kittur falls under Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kittur is Kambarganvi, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kittur.

Kittur is about 41 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 Sampgaon tehsil of Belgaum district. Kambarganvi is about 16 km away. Sampgaon is about 22 km away. Bail-Hongal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.