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About Nitur Village

Nitur is a large village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,575, made up of 1,278 males and 1,297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 941 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nitur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nitur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Pincode 416508
Area (hectares) 941 hectares
Population 2,575
Male Population 1,278
Female Population 1,297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nitur compares

By the 2011 count Nitur is the 11th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 941 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1037.

Getting to Nitur

Nitur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nitur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nitur from other places

Nitur lies about 80 km from Kolhapur. 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 Nitur
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 20 km
Nearest town Belagavi 21 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 80 km

Villages closest to Nitur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nitur village had a population of 2,575. That makes it the 11th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Nitur village has 1,278 males and 1,297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nitur has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Nitur is 416508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nitur covers 941 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nitur falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Nitur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nitur.

Nitur is about 80 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nitur is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 20 km away. Belagavi is about 21 km away. Kolhapur is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghulewadi (under 2 km), Kowad (1.8 km) and Kini (1.8 km).

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

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