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About Kithagatta Village

Kithagatta is a small village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 27 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kithagatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kithagatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572142
Area (hectares) 167.29 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 27
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kithagatta compares

By the 2011 count Kithagatta is the 251st largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 167.29 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Kithagatta

Kithagatta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kithagatta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kithagatta from other places

Kithagatta lies about 51 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Yediyur, about 3.6 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 Kithagatta
Nearest railway station Yediyur 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 20 km
District headquarters Tumkur 51 km

Villages closest to Kithagatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kithagatta village had a population of 54. That makes it the 251st largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Kithagatta village has 27 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kithagatta has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Kithagatta is 572142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kithagatta covers 167.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kithagatta falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kithagatta is Yediyur, about 3.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kithagatta.

Kithagatta is about 51 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kithagatta is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Yediyur is about 3.6 km away. Kunigal is about 20 km away. Tumkur is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurubarashettihalli (1.6 km), Ragihalli (1.6 km) and K Hampapura (1.8 km).

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

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