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About Kittanakere Village

Kittanakere is a mid sized village in Arsikere tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 394 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kittanakere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kittanakere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arsikere
Pincode 573117
Area (hectares) 564.85 hectares
Population 794
Male Population 394
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kittanakere compares

By the 2011 count Kittanakere is the 101st largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 564.85 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Kittanakere

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

How far is Kittanakere from other places

Kittanakere lies about 63 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Adihalli, about 24 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 Kittanakere
Nearest railway station Adihalli 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsikere 24 km
District headquarters Hassan 63 km

Villages closest to Kittanakere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kittanakere village had a population of 794. That makes it the 101st largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Kittanakere village has 394 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kittanakere has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kittanakere is 573117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kittanakere covers 564.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kittanakere falls under Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kittanakere is Adihalli, about 24 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 village for Kittanakere.

Kittanakere is about 63 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kittanakere is in Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district. Adihalli is about 24 km away. Arsikere is about 24 km away. Hassan is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hampanakatte (under 2 km), Donanakatte (1.6 km) and Kumbaraghatta (1.8 km).

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

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