About Kollur Village

Kollur is one of the larger villages in Chitapur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,000, made up of 2,466 males and 2,534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2622 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kollur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kollur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Tehsil	Chitapur
Pincode	585218
Area (hectares)	2622 hectares
Population	5,000
Male Population	2,466
Female Population	2,534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kollur compares

By the 2011 count Kollur is the 8th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 2622 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kollur

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

Kollur lies about 53 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Shampurahalli, about 11 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 Kollur
Nearest railway station	Shampurahalli	11 km
Nearest town	Shāhpur	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chitapur	33 km
District headquarters	Gulbarga	53 km

Villages closest to Kollur

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

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Common questions about Kollur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kollur village had a population of 5,000. That makes it the 8th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Kollur village has 2,466 males and 2,534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kollur has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kollur is 585218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kollur covers 2622 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kollur falls under Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kollur is Shampurahalli, about 11 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 Kollur.

Kollur is about 53 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kollur is in Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Shampurahalli is about 11 km away. Shāhpur is about 21 km away. Chitapur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.