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About Nallur Village

Nallur is a small village in Sringeri tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 103 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,262 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nallur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nallur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Sringeri
Pincode 577139
Area (hectares) 109.72 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 103
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,262
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nallur compares

By the 2011 count Nallur is the 39th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 109.72 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Nallur

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

Nallur lies about 63 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Barkur, about 49 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 Nallur
Tehsil headquarters Sringeri 7.9 km
Nearest town Someshwar 16 km
Nearest railway station Barkur 49 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 63 km

Villages closest to Nallur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nallur village had a population of 233. That makes it the 39th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Nallur village has 103 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nallur has about 1262 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Nallur is 577139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nallur covers 109.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nallur falls under Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nallur is Barkur, about 49 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nallur.

Nallur is about 63 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nallur is in Sringeri tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Sringeri is about 7.9 km away. Someshwar is about 16 km away. Barkur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darekoppa (2.7 km), Asanabalu (3.0 km) and Begar (3.0 km).

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

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