Village · Kunigal, Tumkur # Nittur Nittur is a village in Kunigal sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code 572126. The 2011 Census counted 1,026 people in 235 households, the 51st largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%. - 1,026 people (2011) - 235 households - 60.4% literacy - 572126 PIN code ## Nittur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nittur is 572126. Nittur falls in Kunigal sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code 572126 - Gram panchayat Kempanahalli - Community development block Kunigal - Census village code 612561 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nittur from nearby towns? - Kunigal (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ) 56 km by road - Kunigal (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nittur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Nittur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kunigal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kunigal - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kunigal - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nittur known for? The main crops are ragi, paddy and coconut. About 48% of the 618 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nittur Of every 100 households in Nittur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nittur · ■ Kunigal rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 90% - Toilet within the home 4% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 78% - Tap water 88% 67% - Drinking water within premises 13% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 92% - Use banking services 9% 48% - Television 41% 43% - Mobile phone 9% 47% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 19% 17% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 28% 21% - Own their home 99% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nittur? ■ Nittur · ■ Kunigal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.4% 65.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 947 1007 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 827 930 - Working population 47.7% 56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.3% for men and 54.2% for women. 67% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 91 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 20 (4%) · ■ Household industry 11 (2%) · ■ Other work 18 (4%) · ■ Marginal 349 (71%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kunigal - Chikkamalalavadi 1,093 people - Hanumapura 1,092 people - Boralinganapalya 1,089 people - Naganahalli 1,032 people - Shettigehalli 1,010 people - Kallanaikanahalli 998 people - Kadasinganahalli 995 people - Sanaba 993 people All 314 villages in Kunigal ## Other places named Nittur - Nittur · Village, Bhalki, Bidar · 4,538 people - Nittur · Village, Gubbi, Tumkur · 4,083 people - Nittur · Village, Khanapur, Belgaum · 2,934 people - Nittur · Village, Harihar, Davanagere · 2,382 people - Nittur · Village, Harapanahalli, Davanagere · 2,264 people - Nittur · Village, Virajpet, Kodagu · 2,223 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nittur? 572126 - How far is Nittur from Tumkur? 56 km by road - What is the population of Nittur? 1,026 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nittur in? Tumkur district (Kunigal sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Nittur? 60.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/kunigal/nittur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.