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About Kittur Village

Kittur is a large village in Haveri tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,343, made up of 1,177 males and 1,166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1015.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kittur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kittur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Haveri
Pincode 581213
Area (hectares) 1015.48 hectares
Population 2,343
Male Population 1,177
Female Population 1,166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kittur compares

By the 2011 count Kittur is the 28th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents. Its 1015.48 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

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 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 Kittur from other places

Kittur lies about 23 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Savanur, about 18 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 Savanur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Haveri 23 km
Nearest town Hāveri 23 km

Villages closest to Kittur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haveri 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 2,343. That makes it the 28th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents.

Kittur village has 1,177 males and 1,166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kittur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Kittur is 581213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kittur covers 1015.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kittur falls under Haveri tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kittur is Savanur, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kittur.

Kittur is about 23 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kittur is in Haveri tehsil of Haveri district. Savanur is about 18 km away. Haveri is about 23 km away. Hāveri is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akkur (1.5 km), Maradur (1.9 km) and Koradur (2.9 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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