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About Atturu Village

Atturu is a mid sized village in Chintamani tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 712, made up of 360 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atturu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atturu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Chintamani
Pincode 562102
Area (hectares) 258.66 hectares
Population 712
Male Population 360
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atturu compares

By the 2011 count Atturu is the 99th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 650 residents. Its 258.66 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Atturu

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

Atturu lies about 26 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Hunasenahalli, about 9.4 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 Atturu
Nearest railway station Hunasenahalli 9.4 km
Nearest town Sidlaghatta 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chintamani 16 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 26 km

Villages closest to Atturu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atturu village had a population of 712. That makes it the 99th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 650 residents.

Atturu village has 360 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atturu has about 978 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Atturu is 562102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atturu covers 258.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Atturu falls under Chintamani tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Atturu is Hunasenahalli, about 9.4 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 village for Atturu.

Atturu is about 26 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atturu is in Chintamani tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Hunasenahalli is about 9.4 km away. Sidlaghatta is about 11 km away. Chintamani is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadirapura (1.7 km), Virupakshapura (2.4 km) and Akkimangala (2.6 km).

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

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