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About Nittor Village

Nittor is a small village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 78 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,218 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nittor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nittor village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573115
Area (hectares) 220.41 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 78
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,218
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nittor compares

By the 2011 count Nittor is the 227th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 220.41 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Nittor

Nittor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nittor as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Nittor from other places

Nittor lies about 31 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 20 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 Nittor
Tehsil headquarters Belur 3.6 km
Nearest town Belūr 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 20 km
District headquarters Hassan 31 km

Villages closest to Nittor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nittor village had a population of 173. That makes it the 227th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Nittor village has 78 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nittor has about 1218 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Nittor is 573115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nittor covers 220.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nittor falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nittor is Chikkamagaluru, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nittor.

Nittor is about 31 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nittor is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Belur is about 3.6 km away. Belūr is about 3.6 km away. Chikkamagaluru 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 Mavinakere (under 2 km), Kerlur (under 2 km) and Mailahalli (under 2 km).

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

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