About Kolkur Village

Kolkur is a large village in Jevargi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,020, made up of 2,060 males and 1,960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3252.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolkur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Tehsil	Jevargi
Pincode	585310
Area (hectares)	3252.92 hectares
Population	4,020
Male Population	2,060
Female Population	1,960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolkur compares

By the 2011 count Kolkur is the 11th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 3252.92 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Kolkur

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

Kolkur lies about 29 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Martur, about 20 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 Kolkur
Tehsil headquarters	Jevargi	8.0 km
Nearest railway station	Martur	20 km
District headquarters	Gulbarga	29 km

Villages closest to Kolkur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolkur village had a population of 4,020. That makes it the 11th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Kolkur village has 2,060 males and 1,960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolkur has about 951 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 963.

The pincode recorded for Kolkur is 585310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolkur covers 3252.92 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.

Kolkur falls under Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kolkur is Martur, about 20 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 Kolkur.

Kolkur is about 29 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolkur is in Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Jevargi is about 8.0 km away. Martur is about 20 km away. Gulbarga is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.