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About Gulur Village

Gulur is a large village in Bagepalli tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,335, made up of 1,661 males and 1,674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1598.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Bagepalli
Pincode 561207
Area (hectares) 1598.17 hectares
Population 3,335
Male Population 1,661
Female Population 1,674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulur compares

By the 2011 count Gulur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 1598.17 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Gulur

Gulur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gulur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gulur from other places

Gulur lies about 47 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Malugur, about 32 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 Gulur
Tehsil headquarters Bagepalli 7.7 km
Nearest town Bāgepalli 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Malugur 32 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 47 km

Villages closest to Gulur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulur village had a population of 3,335. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Gulur village has 1,661 males and 1,674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulur has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Gulur is 561207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulur covers 1598.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gulur falls under Bagepalli tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gulur is Malugur, about 32 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gulur.

Gulur is about 47 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulur is in Bagepalli tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Bagepalli is about 7.7 km away. Bāgepalli is about 7.7 km away. Malugur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Roddamvaripalli (under 2 km), Boyinavaripalli (1.5 km) and Narasapura (1.6 km).

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

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