About Barur Village

Barur is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 602, made up of 300 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1086.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Sagar
Pincode	577431
Area (hectares)	1086.32 hectares
Population	602
Male Population	300
Female Population	302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barur compares

By the 2011 count Barur is the 79th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 1086.32 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Barur

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

Barur lies about 54 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 12 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 Barur
Nearest railway station	Adderi	12 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagar	19 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	54 km

Villages closest to Barur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barur village had a population of 602. That makes it the 79th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Barur village has 300 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barur has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Barur is 577431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barur covers 1086.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barur falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Barur is Adderi, about 12 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 village for Barur.

Barur is about 54 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barur is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Adderi is about 12 km away. Shikaripura is about 19 km away. Sagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.