About Karur Village

Karur is one of the larger villages in Ranibennur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,328, made up of 3,249 males and 3,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1857.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Haveri
Tehsil	Ranibennur
Pincode	581115
Area (hectares)	1857.68 hectares
Population	6,328
Male Population	3,249
Female Population	3,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Karur compares

By the 2011 count Karur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,033 residents. Its 1857.68 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Karur

Karur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karur from other places

Karur lies about 45 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Chalgeri, about under 2 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 Karur
Nearest railway station	Chalgeri	under 2 km
Nearest town	Harihar	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranibennur	14 km
District headquarters	Haveri	45 km

Villages closest to Karur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karur village had a population of 6,328. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,033 residents.

Karur village has 3,249 males and 3,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Karur is 581115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karur covers 1857.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karur falls under Ranibennur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karur is Chalgeri, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karur.

Karur is about 45 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karur is in Ranibennur tehsil of Haveri district. Chalgeri is about under 2 km away. Harihar is about 8.8 km away. Ranibennur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.