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About Nittur Village

Nittur is a large village in Harihar tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,382, made up of 1,215 males and 1,167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 713.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577530, 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 Harihar
Pincode 577530
Area (hectares) 713.73 hectares
Population 2,382
Male Population 1,215
Female Population 1,167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nittur compares

By the 2011 count Nittur is the 21st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 713.73 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 959.

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 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Harihar 16 km
Nearest railway station Amaravathi Colony Junction 17 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 Harihar 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 2,382. That makes it the 21st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Nittur village has 1,215 males and 1,167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nittur has about 960 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 959.

The pincode recorded for Nittur is 577530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nittur covers 713.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nittur falls under Harihar 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 village 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 Harihar tehsil of Davanagere district. Harihar is about 16 km away. Amaravathi Colony Junction is about 17 km away. Davanagere 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 Adapura (under 2 km), Mallanaikanahalli (2.3 km) and Kumbalur (2.5 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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