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About Kittur Village

Kittur is a mid sized village in Navalgund tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,255, made up of 635 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 831.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kittur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kittur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Navalgund
Pincode 582201
Area (hectares) 831.68 hectares
Population 1,255
Male Population 635
Female Population 620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kittur compares

By the 2011 count Kittur is the 45th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 831.68 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kittur

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

Kittur lies about 50 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Kondikoppa, about 10 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 Kittur
Nearest railway station Kondikoppa 10 km
Nearest town Annigeri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Navalgund 14 km
District headquarters Dharwad 50 km

Villages closest to Kittur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kittur village had a population of 1,255. That makes it the 45th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Kittur village has 635 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kittur has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kittur is 582201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kittur covers 831.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kittur falls under Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kittur is Kondikoppa, about 10 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 Kittur.

Kittur is about 50 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kittur is in Navalgund tehsil of Dharwad district. Kondikoppa is about 10 km away. Annigeri is about 12 km away. Navalgund is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adnur (1.5 km), Navalli (2.6 km) and Tuppadakurahatti (2.7 km).

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

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