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About Nittakki Village

Nittakki is a small village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 170 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nittakki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nittakki village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577419
Area (hectares) 351.21 hectares
Population 349
Male Population 170
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nittakki compares

By the 2011 count Nittakki is the 177th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 351.21 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 986.

Getting to Nittakki

Nittakki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nittakki 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nittakki from other places

Nittakki lies about 82 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 34 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 Nittakki
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 13 km
Nearest town Hāngal 30 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 34 km
District headquarters Shimoga 82 km

Villages closest to Nittakki

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.

Common questions about Nittakki

As per the Census of India 2011, Nittakki village had a population of 349. That makes it the 177th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Nittakki village has 170 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nittakki has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Nittakki is 577419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nittakki covers 351.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nittakki falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nittakki is Kanale, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Nittakki.

Nittakki is about 82 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nittakki is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 13 km away. Hāngal is about 30 km away. Kanale is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thalaguppa (under 2 km), Bommanahalli (1.8 km) and Gendla (1.9 km).

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

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