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About Adanur Village

Adanur is a large village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,310, made up of 1,165 males and 1,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 678.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adanur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577526
Area (hectares) 678.44 hectares
Population 2,310
Male Population 1,165
Female Population 1,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Adanur compares

By the 2011 count Adanur is the 14th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 678.44 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 976.

Getting to Adanur

Adanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Adanur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Adanur from other places

Adanur lies about 30 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Chikjajur Junction, about 5.3 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 Adanur
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Chikjajur Junction 5.3 km
Nearest town Channagiri 26 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 30 km

Villages closest to Adanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adanur village had a population of 2,310. That makes it the 14th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Adanur village has 1,165 males and 1,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adanur has about 983 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 976.

The pincode recorded for Adanur is 577526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adanur covers 678.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Adanur falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Adanur is Chikjajur Junction, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Adanur.

Adanur is about 30 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adanur is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Holalkere is about 4.9 km away. Chikjajur Junction is about 5.3 km away. Channagiri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padigatte (1.9 km), Chatnahalli (2.2 km) and Apparasanahalli (2.8 km).

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

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