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About Kulur Village

Kulur is a mid sized village in Koppa tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,874, made up of 925 males and 949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1056.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Koppa
Pincode 577123
Area (hectares) 1056.58 hectares
Population 1,874
Male Population 925
Female Population 949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulur compares

By the 2011 count Kulur is the 11th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 1056.58 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Kulur

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

Kulur lies about 65 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 37 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 Kulur
Tehsil headquarters Koppa 17 km
Nearest town Someshwar 32 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 37 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 65 km

Villages closest to Kulur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulur village had a population of 1,874. That makes it the 11th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Kulur village has 925 males and 949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulur has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kulur is 577123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulur covers 1056.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kulur falls under Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kulur is Arasalu, about 37 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 Kulur.

Kulur is about 65 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulur is in Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Koppa is about 17 km away. Someshwar is about 32 km away. Arasalu is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karimane (under 2 km), Hillikere (6.2 km) and Herambapura (7.0 km).

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

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