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About Bidnur Village

Bidnur is a large village in Afzalpur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,487, made up of 1,245 males and 1,242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2150.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585265, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bidnur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bidnur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Afzalpur
Pincode 585265
Area (hectares) 2150.25 hectares
Population 2,487
Male Population 1,245
Female Population 1,242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bidnur compares

By the 2011 count Bidnur is the 21st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,177 residents. Its 2150.25 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Bidnur

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

Bidnur lies about 23 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Savalgi, about 15 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 Bidnur
Nearest railway station Savalgi 15 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 23 km
Nearest town Kalaburagi 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Afzalpur 33 km

Villages closest to Bidnur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bidnur village had a population of 2,487. That makes it the 21st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,177 residents.

Bidnur village has 1,245 males and 1,242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bidnur has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Bidnur is 585265. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bidnur covers 2150.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bidnur falls under Afzalpur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bidnur is Savalgi, about 15 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 Bidnur.

Bidnur is about 23 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bidnur is in Afzalpur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Savalgi is about 15 km away. Gulbarga is about 23 km away. Kalaburagi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awarhalli (3.6 km), Gobbur (6.2 km) and Gour (6.2 km).

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

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