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About Nitte Village

Nitte is one of the larger villages in Karkal tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,354, made up of 6,002 males and 6,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3932.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nitte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nitte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Karkal
Pincode 574110
Area (hectares) 3932.26 hectares
Population 12,354
Male Population 6,002
Female Population 6,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nitte compares

By the 2011 count Nitte is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents. Its 3932.26 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1097.

Getting to Nitte

Nitte is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nitte 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 Nitte from other places

Nitte lies about 27 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Nandikoor, about 16 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 Nitte
Tehsil headquarters Karkal 6.7 km
Nearest town Kārkala 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Nandikoor 16 km
District headquarters Udupi 27 km

Villages closest to Nitte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nitte village had a population of 12,354. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents.

Nitte village has 6,002 males and 6,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nitte has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1097.

The pincode recorded for Nitte is 574110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nitte covers 3932.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nitte falls under Karkal tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nitte is Nandikoor, about 16 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 Nitte.

Nitte is about 27 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nitte is in Karkal tehsil of Udupi district. Karkal is about 6.7 km away. Kārkala is about 6.7 km away. Nandikoor is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kedinje (4.0 km), Bola (4.8 km) and Nandalike (5.0 km).

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

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