# Kittur Village, Heggadadevankote, Mysore (Karnataka)

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Village · Heggadadevankote, Mysore 

# Kittur

Kittur is a village in Heggadadevankote sub-district of Mysore district, Karnataka, PIN code **571116**. The 2011 Census counted **2,961 people in 715 households**, the 12th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 2,961people (2011)
- 715households
- 59.3%literacy
- 571116PIN code

## Kittur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kittur is 571116.** Kittur falls in Heggadadevankote sub-district, Mysore district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571116
- Gram panchayatBidarahalli
- Community development blockHeggadadevankote
- Census village code619071

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kittur from nearby towns?

- Heggadadevankote (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Mysore (district HQ)64 km by road
- Saragur (nearest town)9 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kittur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kittur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · B. Matagere
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Saragur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Saragur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kittur known for?

The main crops are **cotton and tobacco**. About 24% of the 1,246 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kittur

Of every 100 households in Kittur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kittur · ■ Heggadadevankote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**67%

Tap water ****53%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**85%

Use banking services ****37%**

**41%

Television ****28%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kittur?

■ Kittur · ■ Heggadadevankote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**995

Working population ****59.3%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 51.6% for women. 65% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 374 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 723 (41%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 197 (11%) · **■** Marginal 444 (25%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Heggadadevankote

- Kothegala3,307 people
- Kolagala3,257 people
- Padukotekava3,210 people
- Kyathanahalli3,149 people
- Yedathore2,935 people
- Hadanur2,931 people
- Manchegowdanahalli2,916 people
- Madapura2,838 people

[All 281 villages in Heggadadevankote](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/mysore/heggadadevankote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kittur?571116
- How far is Kittur from Mysore?64 km by road
- What is the population of Kittur?2,961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kittur in?Mysore district (Heggadadevankote sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kittur?59.3% (Census 2011)