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About Chitapur Village

Chitapur is a small village in Yelbarga tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 214 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Yelbarga
Pincode 583238
Area (hectares) 456.72 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 214
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chitapur compares

By the 2011 count Chitapur is the 131st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 456.72 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 979.

Getting to Chitapur

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

Chitapur lies about 14 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Bhanapur, about 5.9 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 Chitapur
Nearest railway station Bhanapur 5.9 km
District headquarters Koppal 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Yelbarga 31 km

Villages closest to Chitapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitapur village had a population of 414. That makes it the 131st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Chitapur village has 214 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitapur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chitapur is 583238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitapur covers 456.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chitapur falls under Yelbarga tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chitapur is Bhanapur, about 5.9 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 10+ km distance for Chitapur.

Chitapur is about 14 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitapur is in Yelbarga tehsil of Koppal district. Bhanapur is about 5.9 km away. Koppal is about 14 km away. Yelbarga is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Komlapur (under 2 km), Lakmapur (4.2 km) and Advihalli (5.3 km).

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

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