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About Bogur Village

Bogur is a large village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,191, made up of 1,092 males and 1,099 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bogur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bogur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591302
Area (hectares) 497.65 hectares
Population 2,191
Male Population 1,092
Female Population 1,099
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bogur compares

By the 2011 count Bogur is the 22nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 497.65 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bogur

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

Bogur lies about 32 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is ldalhond, about 20 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 Bogur
Nearest railway station ldalhond 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 21 km
Nearest town Bail-Hongal 25 km
District headquarters Belgaum 32 km

Villages closest to Bogur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bogur village had a population of 2,191. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Bogur village has 1,092 males and 1,099 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bogur has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bogur is 591302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bogur covers 497.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bogur falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bogur is ldalhond, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bogur.

Bogur is about 32 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bogur is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. ldalhond is about 20 km away. Khanapur is about 21 km away. Bail-Hongal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itagi (3.7 km), Gandigwad (3.9 km) and Tolagi (5.1 km).

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

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