About Saluru Village

Saluru is a large village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,742, made up of 1,919 males and 1,823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2262.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saluru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saluru village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Shikarpur
Pincode	577214
Area (hectares)	2262.72 hectares
Population	3,742
Male Population	1,919
Female Population	1,823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saluru compares

By the 2011 count Saluru is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 2262.72 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Saluru

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

Saluru lies about 43 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 19 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 Saluru
Tehsil headquarters	Shikarpur	7.5 km
Nearest town	Shikaripura	7.5 km
Nearest railway station	Adderi	19 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	43 km

Villages closest to Saluru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saluru village had a population of 3,742. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Saluru village has 1,919 males and 1,823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saluru has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Saluru is 577214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saluru covers 2262.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saluru falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Saluru is Adderi, about 19 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 Saluru.

Saluru is about 43 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saluru is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 7.5 km away. Shikaripura is about 7.5 km away. Adderi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.