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About Barugur Village

Barugur is a mid sized village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 956, made up of 482 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barugur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barugur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563130
Area (hectares) 288.35 hectares
Population 956
Male Population 482
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barugur compares

By the 2011 count Barugur is the 53rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 288.35 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Barugur

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

Barugur lies about 34 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Devangonthi, about 6.8 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 Barugur
Nearest railway station Devangonthi 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Malur 8.2 km
Nearest town Mālūr 8.2 km
District headquarters Kolar 34 km

Villages closest to Barugur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barugur village had a population of 956. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Barugur village has 482 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barugur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Barugur is 563130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barugur covers 288.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barugur falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Barugur is Devangonthi, about 6.8 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 <5 km distance for Barugur.

Barugur is about 34 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barugur is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Devangonthi is about 6.8 km away. Malur is about 8.2 km away. Mālūr is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arasanahalli (1.6 km), Hulimangalahosakote (2.1 km) and Dommalur (2.2 km).

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

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