About Solur Village

Solur is a mid sized village in Hosakote tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 873, made up of 455 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Solur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Solur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore Rural
Tehsil	Hosakote
Pincode	562114
Area (hectares)	231.87 hectares
Population	873
Male Population	455
Female Population	418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Solur compares

By the 2011 count Solur is the 79th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 820 residents. Its 231.87 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Solur

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

Solur lies about 34 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Devangonthi, about 9.9 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 Solur
Tehsil headquarters	Hosakote	5.0 km
Nearest town	Hoskote	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Devangonthi	9.9 km
District headquarters	Bangalore Rural	34 km

Villages closest to Solur

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

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Common questions about Solur

As per the Census of India 2011, Solur village had a population of 873. That makes it the 79th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 820 residents.

Solur village has 455 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Solur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Solur is 562114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Solur covers 231.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Solur falls under Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Solur is Devangonthi, about 9.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Solur.

Solur is about 34 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Solur is in Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Hosakote is about 5.0 km away. Hoskote is about 5.0 km away. Devangonthi is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.