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About Kithanur Village

Kithanur is a large village in Hagaribommanahalli tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,228, made up of 1,107 males and 1,121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1882.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kithanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kithanur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Hagaribommanahalli
Pincode 583111
Area (hectares) 1882.41 hectares
Population 2,228
Male Population 1,107
Female Population 1,121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kithanur compares

By the 2011 count Kithanur is the 37th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,552 residents. Its 1882.41 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Kithanur

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

Kithanur lies about 78 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Hampapattana, about 12 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 Kithanur
Nearest railway station Hampapattana 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Hagaribommanahalli 16 km
Nearest town Koppal 18 km
District headquarters Bellary 78 km

Villages closest to Kithanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kithanur village had a population of 2,228. That makes it the 37th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,552 residents.

Kithanur village has 1,107 males and 1,121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kithanur has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Kithanur is 583111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kithanur covers 1882.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kithanur falls under Hagaribommanahalli tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kithanur is Hampapattana, about 12 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 Kithanur.

Kithanur is about 78 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kithanur is in Hagaribommanahalli tehsil of Bellary district. Hampapattana is about 12 km away. Hagaribommanahalli is about 16 km away. Koppal is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anandadevanahalli (3.4 km), Rameswara Bandi (3.6 km) and Bachigondanahalli (4.9 km).

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

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