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About Gurlhosur Village

Gurlhosur is a small village in Parasgad tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 46 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 693.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurlhosur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurlhosur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Parasgad
Pincode 591126
Area (hectares) 693.03 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 46
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurlhosur compares

By the 2011 count Gurlhosur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,494 residents. Its 693.03 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Gurlhosur

Gurlhosur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gurlhosur 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 Gurlhosur from other places

Gurlhosur lies about 2.1 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 1.5 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 Gurlhosur
Nearest railway station Belagavi 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Parasgad 2.1 km
District headquarters Belgaum 2.1 km

Villages closest to Gurlhosur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurlhosur village had a population of 85. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,494 residents.

Gurlhosur village has 46 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurlhosur has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Gurlhosur is 591126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurlhosur covers 693.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gurlhosur falls under Parasgad tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gurlhosur is Belagavi, about 1.5 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 Gurlhosur.

Gurlhosur is about 2.1 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurlhosur is in Parasgad tehsil of Belgaum district. Belagavi is about 1.5 km away. Parasgad is about 2.1 km away. Belgaum is about 2.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hosur (under 2 km), Mahantheshnagar (3.8 km) and Shindhogi (6.7 km).

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

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