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About Chornur Village

Chornur is one of the larger villages in Sandur tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,421, made up of 3,692 males and 3,729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3980.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chornur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chornur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Sandur
Pincode 583119
Area (hectares) 3980.99 hectares
Population 7,421
Male Population 3,692
Female Population 3,729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chornur compares

By the 2011 count Chornur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents. Its 3980.99 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Chornur

Chornur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chornur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chornur from other places

Chornur lies about 48 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Swamihalli, about 10 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 Chornur
Nearest railway station Swamihalli 10 km
Nearest town Kūdligi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandur 18 km
District headquarters Bellary 48 km

Villages closest to Chornur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chornur village had a population of 7,421. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents.

Chornur village has 3,692 males and 3,729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chornur has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Chornur is 583119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chornur covers 3980.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chornur falls under Sandur tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chornur is Swamihalli, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chornur.

Chornur is about 48 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chornur is in Sandur tehsil of Bellary district. Swamihalli is about 10 km away. Kūdligi is about 16 km away. Sandur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thippanamaradi (2.5 km), Jiginahalli (2.7 km) and Kalingeri (3.4 km).

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

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