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About Golur Village

Golur is a mid sized village in Heggadadevankote tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 282 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Heggadadevankote
Pincode 571114
Area (hectares) 17.17 hectares
Population 562
Male Population 282
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golur compares

By the 2011 count Golur is the 136th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 17.17 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Golur

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

Golur lies about 69 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Sujatapuram, about 61 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 Golur
Tehsil headquarters Heggadadevankote 29 km
Nearest town Kalpatta 32 km
Nearest railway station Sujatapuram 61 km
District headquarters Mysore 69 km

Villages closest to Golur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golur village had a population of 562. That makes it the 136th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Golur village has 282 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golur has about 993 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 984.

The pincode recorded for Golur is 571114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golur covers 17.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Golur falls under Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Golur is Sujatapuram, about 61 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 Golur.

Golur is about 69 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golur is in Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district. Heggadadevankote is about 29 km away. Kalpatta is about 32 km away. Sujatapuram is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anemala (3.0 km), Vadakanamala (3.0 km) and Kakanakote Forest (4.7 km).

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

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