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About Nallur Village

Nallur is one of the larger villages in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,212, made up of 5,236 males and 4,976 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nallur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nallur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Channagiri
Pincode 577221
Area (hectares) 492.83 hectares
Population 10,212
Male Population 5,236
Female Population 4,976
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nallur compares

By the 2011 count Nallur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 492.83 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

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 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 Nallur from other places

Nallur lies about 43 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Holalkere, about 28 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 Channagiri 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Holalkere 28 km
District headquarters Davanagere 43 km

Villages closest to Nallur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Channagiri 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 10,212. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Nallur village has 5,236 males and 4,976 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nallur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Nallur is 577221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nallur covers 492.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nallur falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nallur is Holalkere, about 28 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 Nallur.

Nallur is about 43 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nallur is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Channagiri is about 8.7 km away. Holalkere is about 28 km away. Davanagere is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Somasettihalli (1.9 km), Siddapura (2.1 km) and Astapanahalli (2.1 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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