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About Nittur Village

Nittur is a mid sized village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,026, made up of 527 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 617.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nittur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nittur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572126
Area (hectares) 617.83 hectares
Population 1,026
Male Population 527
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nittur compares

By the 2011 count Nittur is the 46th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 617.83 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1033.

Getting to Nittur

Nittur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nittur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nittur from other places

Nittur lies about 43 km from Tumkur. 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 Nittur
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 11 km
District headquarters Tumkur 43 km

Villages closest to Nittur

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 Nittur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nittur village had a population of 1,026. That makes it the 46th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Nittur village has 527 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nittur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Nittur is 572126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nittur covers 617.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nittur falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The census record for Nittur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nittur.

Nittur is about 43 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nittur is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Kunigal is about 11 km away. Tumkur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadasinganahalli (1.7 km), Seenappanahalli (2.1 km) and Rajagere (2.1 km).

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

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