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About Talur Village

Talur is a large village in Sandur tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,694, made up of 2,382 males and 2,312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1361.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Sandur
Pincode 583115
Area (hectares) 1361.01 hectares
Population 4,694
Male Population 2,382
Female Population 2,312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Talur compares

By the 2011 count Talur is the 10th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents. Its 1361.01 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Talur

Talur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Talur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Talur from other places

Talur lies about 34 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Bannihatti, about 3.4 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 Talur
Nearest railway station Bannihatti 3.4 km
Nearest town Kurikuppi 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandur 11 km
District headquarters Bellary 34 km

Villages closest to Talur

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 Talur

As per the Census of India 2011, Talur village had a population of 4,694. That makes it the 10th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents.

Talur village has 2,382 males and 2,312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Talur is 583115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Talur covers 1361.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Talur falls under Sandur tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Talur is Bannihatti, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Talur is about 34 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talur is in Sandur tehsil of Bellary district. Bannihatti is about 3.4 km away. Kurikuppi is about 6.8 km away. Sandur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagalapur (1.7 km), Bannihatti (2.3 km) and Gangalapur (2.9 km).

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

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