About Chittur Village

Chittur is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,130, made up of 594 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577447, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chittur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chittur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sorab
Pincode	577447
Area (hectares)	446.49 hectares
Population	1,130
Male Population	594
Female Population	536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chittur compares

By the 2011 count Chittur is the 43rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 446.49 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Chittur

Chittur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chittur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chittur from other places

Chittur lies about 54 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 21 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 Chittur
Nearest town	Shikaripura	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sorab	18 km
Nearest railway station	Adderi	21 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	54 km

Villages closest to Chittur

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

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Common questions about Chittur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chittur village had a population of 1,130. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Chittur village has 594 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chittur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Chittur is 577447. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chittur covers 446.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chittur falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chittur is Adderi, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chittur.

Chittur is about 54 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chittur is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikaripura is about 13 km away. Sorab is about 18 km away. Adderi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.