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About Kittagali Village

Kittagali is a mid sized village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,269, made up of 657 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kittagali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kittagali village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Madhugiri
Pincode 572112
Area (hectares) 340.7 hectares
Population 1,269
Male Population 657
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kittagali compares

By the 2011 count Kittagali is the 50th largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 340.7 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 990.

Getting to Kittagali

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

How far is Kittagali from other places

Kittagali lies about 46 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Heggere, about 45 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 Kittagali
Nearest town Sīra 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Madhugiri 20 km
Nearest railway station Heggere 45 km
District headquarters Tumkur 46 km

Villages closest to Kittagali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kittagali village had a population of 1,269. That makes it the 50th largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Kittagali village has 657 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kittagali has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kittagali is 572112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kittagali covers 340.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kittagali falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kittagali is Heggere, about 45 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 village for Kittagali.

Kittagali is about 46 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kittagali is in Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Sīra is about 16 km away. Madhugiri is about 20 km away. Heggere is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basmangi Kaval (under 2 km), Mallanaikanahalli Kaval (under 2 km) and Singiravathanahalli (1.6 km).

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

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