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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 616446
- Pincode
- 573128
- Post office
- Kattaya
- Population
- 164
- Households
- 40
- Literacy rate
- 69.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1377 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 86
Census 2011 · in context
How Kithabur compares
By population, Kithabur ranks #161 of 260 villages in Alur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.5%
+3.0% vs mandal average
- Kithabur
- 69.5%
- Alur mandal
- 66.5%
- Hassan district
- 69.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,377
+356 vs mandal average
- Kithabur
- 1,377
- Alur mandal
- 1,021
Household size
people per home
4.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Kithabur
- 4.1
- Alur mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kithabur at a glance
Kithabur is a village of 164 people in 40 households (Census 2011) in Alur taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka, the 161st-largest of 260 villages in Alur taluk. Literacy is 70%, 3 points above the taluk average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,377 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 573128, served by Kattaya post office; the LGD village code is 616446. The village votes in Tiptur assembly constituency, represented by MLA K Shadakshari. The population is estimated at 193 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Hanchur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kithabur · this village | 164 | 70% | — |
| Hanchur · Alur | 660 | 66% | — |
| Kadabagala · Alur | 644 | 73% | — |
| Honnenahalli · Alur | 324 | 70% | — |
| Kaggaravalli · Alur | 322 | 64% | — |
| Gangara · Alur | 282 | 61% | — |
| Kuduravalli · Alur | 280 | 62% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kithabur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ALUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- HANCHUR
- Total area (ha)
- 82.49
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 21.59
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kithabur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kithabur
- LGD code
- 616446
- Pincode
- 573128
- Post office
- Kattaya
- Population (Census 2011)
- 164
- Population (projected 2026)
- 193
- Households
- 40
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1377
- Literacy rate
- 69.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tumkur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tiptur
- Member of Parliament
- V. Somanna
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- K Shadakshari
- Block / Mandal
- Alur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 573128
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Kithabur
Other villages in Alur mandal
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- Kiragadalu
- Palya
- Karagodu
- Kadlur
- Byaba Kaval
- Taluru
- Madabalu
- Byrapura
- Doddakanagal(Kanagal)
- Chikkanagalu
- Singapura
- Abbana
- Kanathur
- Yadehalli Nanjapura
- Kavalikere
- Hiduvanahalli
- Singodanahalli
- Hunasavalli
- Mallapura
- Bharathavalli
- Honnavalli
- Kamathi
- Harihalli
- Hunase
- Hanchur
- Nakalgod
- Neragalale
- Muthige
- Kadabagala
- Kadalu
- Madihalli
- Nalluru
- Bellur
- Singatakere
- Sulagodu
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)