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About Gonur Village

Gonur is a small village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 167 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gonur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563130
Area (hectares) 160.17 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 167
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gonur compares

By the 2011 count Gonur is the 202nd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 160.17 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Gonur

Gonur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gonur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gonur from other places

Gonur lies about 34 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Malur, about 9.1 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 Gonur
Nearest railway station Malur 9.1 km
Nearest town Mālūr 10 km
District headquarters Kolar 34 km

Villages closest to Gonur

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 Gonur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonur village had a population of 309. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Gonur village has 167 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonur has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

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

Gonur covers 160.17 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.

Gonur falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gonur is Malur, about 9.1 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 <5 km distance for Gonur.

Gonur 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.

Gonur is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Malur is about 9.1 km away. Mālūr is about 10 km away. Kolar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Minasandra (under 2 km), Thalakunte (1.9 km) and Jayamangala (2.1 km).

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

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