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About Kithabur Village

Kithabur is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 69 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,377 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kithabur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kithabur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Alur
Pincode 573128
Area (hectares) 82.49 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 69
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,377
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kithabur compares

By the 2011 count Kithabur is the 153rd largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 82.49 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1023.

Getting to Kithabur

Kithabur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kithabur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kithabur from other places

Kithabur lies about 18 km from Hassan. 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 Kithabur
Tehsil headquarters Alur 10 km
District headquarters Hassan 18 km

Villages closest to Kithabur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kithabur village had a population of 164. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Kithabur village has 69 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kithabur has about 1377 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Kithabur is 573128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kithabur covers 82.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kithabur falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kithabur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kithabur.

Kithabur is about 18 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kithabur is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Alur is about 10 km away. Hassan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Honnenahalli (under 2 km), Govindanahalli (under 2 km) and Yadavanahalli (under 2 km).

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

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