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About Muthur Village

Muthur is a mid sized village in Sidlaghatta tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,554, made up of 800 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muthur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muthur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Sidlaghatta
Pincode 562102
Area (hectares) 468.59 hectares
Population 1,554
Male Population 800
Female Population 754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muthur compares

By the 2011 count Muthur is the 14th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 468.59 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Muthur

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

Muthur lies about 13 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Gidnahalli, about 7.5 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 Muthur
Nearest town Vijayapura 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Gidnahalli 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidlaghatta 8.2 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 13 km

Villages closest to Muthur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muthur village had a population of 1,554. That makes it the 14th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Muthur village has 800 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muthur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

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

Muthur covers 468.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muthur falls under Sidlaghatta tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Muthur is Gidnahalli, about 7.5 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 Muthur.

Muthur is about 13 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muthur is in Sidlaghatta tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Vijayapura is about 5.6 km away. Gidnahalli is about 7.5 km away. Sidlaghatta is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganganahalli (under 2 km), Byranaikanahalli (2.2 km) and Kambadahalli (2.4 km).

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

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