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About Boggur Village

Boggur is a mid sized village in Siruguppa tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,445, made up of 704 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1009.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boggur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boggur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Siruguppa
Pincode 583121
Area (hectares) 1009.29 hectares
Population 1,445
Male Population 704
Female Population 741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Boggur compares

By the 2011 count Boggur is the 49th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents. Its 1009.29 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1009.

Getting to Boggur

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

Boggur lies about 54 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Sindhanur, about 26 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 Boggur
Tehsil headquarters Siruguppa 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Sindhanur 26 km
District headquarters Bellary 54 km

Villages closest to Boggur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Boggur village had a population of 1,445. That makes it the 49th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,293 residents.

Boggur village has 704 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boggur has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Boggur is 583121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boggur covers 1009.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Boggur falls under Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Boggur is Sindhanur, about 26 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 Boggur.

Boggur is about 54 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boggur is in Siruguppa tehsil of Bellary district. Siruguppa is about 8.3 km away. Sindhanur is about 26 km away. Bellary is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raravi (under 2 km), Saliganur (under 2 km) and Chanakanur (2.3 km).

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

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