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About Solur Village

Solur is a small village in Anekal tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 243 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562106, 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
Tehsil Anekal
Pincode 562106
Area (hectares) 210.87 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 243
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Solur compares

By the 2011 count Solur is the 171st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 210.87 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 910.

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 village. 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 36 km from Bangalore, and the nearest railway station is Anekal Road, about 6.8 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 Anekal 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Anekal Road 6.8 km
District headquarters Bangalore 36 km

Villages closest to Solur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Solur village had a population of 496. That makes it the 171st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Solur village has 243 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Solur has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Solur is 562106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Solur covers 210.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Solur falls under Anekal tehsil of Bangalore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Solur is Anekal Road, about 6.8 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 village for Solur.

Solur is about 36 km from Bangalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Solur is in Anekal tehsil of Bangalore district. Anekal is about 5.0 km away. Anekal Road is about 6.8 km away. Bangalore is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vanakanahalli (under 2 km), Kalanaikanahalli (under 2 km) and Menasiganahalli (1.5 km).

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

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