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About Vollur Village

Vollur is a large village in Pavagada tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,448, made up of 1,285 males and 1,163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2280.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vollur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vollur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Pavagada
Pincode 572136
Area (hectares) 2280.11 hectares
Population 2,448
Male Population 1,285
Female Population 1,163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vollur compares

By the 2011 count Vollur is the 22nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 2280.11 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Vollur

Vollur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vollur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Vollur from other places

Vollur lies about 111 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Pavagada, about 23 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 Vollur
Nearest railway station Pavagada 23 km
Nearest town Pāvugada 26 km
District headquarters Tumkur 111 km

Villages closest to Vollur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vollur village had a population of 2,448. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Vollur village has 1,285 males and 1,163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vollur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Vollur is 572136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vollur covers 2280.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vollur falls under Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Vollur is Pavagada, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Vollur.

Vollur is about 111 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vollur is in Pavagada tehsil of Tumkur district. Pavagada is about 23 km away. Pāvugada is about 26 km away. Tumkur is about 111 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balasamudra (2.9 km), Kyathaganacherlu (3.1 km) and Rayacharlu (4.3 km).

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

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