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About Goruru Village

Goruru is a mid sized village in Magadi tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 908, made up of 471 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goruru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goruru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Magadi
Pincode 562127
Area (hectares) 341.19 hectares
Population 908
Male Population 471
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goruru compares

By the 2011 count Goruru is the 59th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 634 residents. Its 341.19 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Goruru

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

Goruru lies about 40 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Solur, 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 Goruru
Nearest railway station Solur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Magadi 14 km
Nearest town Māgadi 14 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 40 km

Villages closest to Goruru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goruru village had a population of 908. That makes it the 59th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 634 residents.

Goruru village has 471 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goruru has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Goruru is 562127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goruru covers 341.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goruru falls under Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Goruru is Solur, about under 2 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 Goruru.

Goruru is about 40 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goruru is in Magadi tehsil of Ramanagara district. Solur is about under 2 km away. Magadi is about 14 km away. Māgadi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parvathapalya (1.8 km), Thattekere (2.0 km) and Chikkasoluru (2.1 km).

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

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