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About Nittur Village

Nittur is a large village in Harapanahalli tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,264, made up of 1,140 males and 1,124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1110.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nittur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nittur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Harapanahalli
Pincode 583213
Area (hectares) 1110.47 hectares
Population 2,264
Male Population 1,140
Female Population 1,124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nittur compares

By the 2011 count Nittur is the 54th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,227 residents. Its 1110.47 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

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 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 20 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Amaravathi Colony Junction, about 17 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 Harihar 16 km
Nearest railway station Amaravathi Colony Junction 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Harapanahalli 20 km
District headquarters Davanagere 20 km

Villages closest to Nittur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harapanahalli 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 2,264. That makes it the 54th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,227 residents.

Nittur village has 1,140 males and 1,124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nittur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Nittur is 583213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nittur covers 1110.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nittur falls under Harapanahalli tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nittur is Amaravathi Colony Junction, about 17 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 Nittur.

Nittur is about 20 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nittur is in Harapanahalli tehsil of Davanagere district. Harihar is about 16 km away. Amaravathi Colony Junction is about 17 km away. Harapanahalli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madapura (under 2 km), Komaranahalli (5.2 km) and Budihal (5.6 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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