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About Gobbur Village

Gobbur is one of the larger villages in Afzalpur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,199, made up of 2,655 males and 2,544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4153.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585265, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobbur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobbur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Afzalpur
Pincode 585265
Area (hectares) 4153.58 hectares
Population 5,199
Male Population 2,655
Female Population 2,544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobbur compares

By the 2011 count Gobbur is the 6th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,177 residents. Its 4153.58 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Gobbur

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

Gobbur lies about 23 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Hunsi Hadgil, about 10 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 Gobbur
Nearest railway station Hunsi Hadgil 10 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 23 km
Nearest town Kalaburagi 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Afzalpur 30 km

Villages closest to Gobbur

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 Gobbur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobbur village had a population of 5,199. That makes it the 6th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,177 residents.

Gobbur village has 2,655 males and 2,544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobbur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

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

Gobbur covers 4153.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gobbur falls under Afzalpur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gobbur is Hunsi Hadgil, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gobbur.

Gobbur 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.

Gobbur is in Afzalpur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Hunsi Hadgil is about 10 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 Gour (under 2 km), Awarhalli (3.6 km) and Wadhalli (3.9 km).

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

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