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About Guralamata Village

Guralamata is a mid sized village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 854, made up of 420 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guralamata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guralamata village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572227
Area (hectares) 514.22 hectares
Population 854
Male Population 420
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Guralamata compares

By the 2011 count Guralamata is the 55th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 514.22 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Guralamata

Guralamata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Guralamata as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Guralamata from other places

Guralamata lies about 59 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is B.G Nagar, about 11 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 Guralamata
Nearest railway station B.G Nagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Turuvekere 14 km
Nearest town Tiptūr 32 km
District headquarters Tumkur 59 km

Villages closest to Guralamata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Guralamata village had a population of 854. That makes it the 55th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Guralamata village has 420 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guralamata has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Guralamata is 572227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guralamata covers 514.22 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.

Guralamata falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Guralamata is B.G Nagar, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Guralamata.

Guralamata is about 59 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guralamata is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. B.G Nagar is about 11 km away. Turuvekere is about 14 km away. Tiptūr is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siddapura (1.9 km), Dabbeghatta (2.5 km) and Benakanakere (2.9 km).

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

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