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About Kuluru Village

Kuluru is a small village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 143 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuluru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuluru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577415
Area (hectares) 235.14 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 143
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuluru compares

By the 2011 count Kuluru is the 151st largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 235.14 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Kuluru

Kuluru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kuluru as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kuluru from other places

Kuluru lies about 41 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 38 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 Kuluru
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 8.5 km
Nearest town Someshwar 33 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 38 km
District headquarters Shimoga 41 km

Villages closest to Kuluru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuluru village had a population of 306. That makes it the 151st largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Kuluru village has 143 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuluru has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Kuluru is 577415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuluru covers 235.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuluru falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kuluru is Arasalu, about 38 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kuluru.

Kuluru is about 41 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuluru is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Tirthahalli is about 8.5 km away. Someshwar is about 33 km away. Arasalu is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salgadi (2.0 km), Honnekere (2.4 km) and Almane (2.5 km).

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

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