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About Kolur Village

Kolur is a large village in Bilgi tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,726, made up of 1,369 males and 1,357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1518.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Bilgi
Pincode 587301
Area (hectares) 1518.05 hectares
Population 2,726
Male Population 1,369
Female Population 1,357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolur compares

By the 2011 count Kolur is the 22nd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents. Its 1518.05 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kolur

Kolur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kolur from other places

Kolur lies about 43 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Mulvad, about 35 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 Kolur
Nearest town Jamkhandi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilgi 24 km
Nearest railway station Mulvad 35 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 43 km

Villages closest to Kolur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolur village had a population of 2,726. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents.

Kolur village has 1,369 males and 1,357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kolur is 587301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolur covers 1518.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolur falls under Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kolur is Mulvad, about 35 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kolur.

Kolur is about 43 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolur is in Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district. Jamkhandi is about 17 km away. Bilgi is about 24 km away. Mulvad is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundaganur (2.2 km), Rabkavi (5.8 km) and Galagali (8.1 km).

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

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