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About Nittur Village

Nittur is a mid sized village in Siruguppa tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,672, made up of 835 males and 837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1441.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nittur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nittur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Siruguppa
Pincode 583132
Area (hectares) 1441.05 hectares
Population 1,672
Male Population 835
Female Population 837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nittur compares

By the 2011 count Nittur is the 44th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents. Its 1441.05 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Nittur

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

Nittur lies about 47 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Karatagi, about 18 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 Nittur
Nearest town Tekkalakote 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Siruguppa 10 km
Nearest railway station Karatagi 18 km
District headquarters Bellary 47 km

Villages closest to Nittur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nittur village had a population of 1,672. That makes it the 44th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents.

Nittur village has 835 males and 837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nittur has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Nittur is 583132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nittur covers 1441.05 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.

Nittur falls under Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nittur is Karatagi, about 18 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 Nittur.

Nittur is about 47 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nittur is in Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district. Tekkalakote is about 5.1 km away. Siruguppa is about 10 km away. Karatagi 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 Herakal (3.0 km), Udegolam (4.0 km) and Halekota (5.9 km).

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

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