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About Gotur Village

Gotur is a large village in Hukeri tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,172, made up of 2,082 males and 2,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gotur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Hukeri
Pincode 591221
Area (hectares) 469.65 hectares
Population 4,172
Male Population 2,082
Female Population 2,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gotur compares

By the 2011 count Gotur is the 22nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents. Its 469.65 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Gotur

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

Gotur lies about 42 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Parakanahatti, about 22 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 Gotur
Nearest town Sankeshwar 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Hukeri 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Parakanahatti 22 km
District headquarters Belgaum 42 km

Villages closest to Gotur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotur village had a population of 4,172. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents.

Gotur village has 2,082 males and 2,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotur has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Gotur is 591221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gotur covers 469.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gotur falls under Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gotur is Parakanahatti, about 22 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 km distance for Gotur.

Gotur is about 42 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gotur is in Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district. Sankeshwar is about 4.4 km away. Hukeri is about 9.6 km away. Parakanahatti is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gavanal (1.7 km), Hebbal (1.8 km) and Chikalgud (2.9 km).

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

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