Skip to main content

About Kithagere Village

Kithagere is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 404, made up of 208 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kithagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kithagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Alur
Pincode 573129
Area (hectares) 203.53 hectares
Population 404
Male Population 208
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kithagere compares

By the 2011 count Kithagere is the 60th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 203.53 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Kithagere

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

Kithagere lies about 32 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 Kithagere
Nearest town Sakleshpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Alur 21 km
District headquarters Hassan 32 km

Villages closest to Kithagere

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 Kithagere

As per the Census of India 2011, Kithagere village had a population of 404. That makes it the 60th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Kithagere village has 208 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kithagere has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Kithagere is 573129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kithagere covers 203.53 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.

Kithagere falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kithagere 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 village for Kithagere.

Kithagere is about 32 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kithagere is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Sakleshpur is about 11 km away. Alur is about 21 km away. Hassan is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bigathur (2.0 km), Kadlur (2.6 km) and Hadya (2.7 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.