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About Gonur Village

Gonur is a mid sized village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 917, made up of 456 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 870.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gonur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581318
Area (hectares) 870.98 hectares
Population 917
Male Population 456
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gonur compares

By the 2011 count Gonur is the 35th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 870.98 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 988.

Getting to Gonur

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

Gonur lies about 41 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 46 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 Gonur
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 11 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 41 km
Nearest railway station Kanale 46 km

Villages closest to Gonur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonur village had a population of 917. That makes it the 35th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Gonur village has 456 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonur has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Gonur is 581318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gonur covers 870.98 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.

Gonur falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gonur is Kanale, about 46 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 Gonur.

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

Gonur is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 11 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 41 km away. Kanale is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Byagadde (2.8 km), Achanalli (3.0 km) and Kankoppa (3.2 km).

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

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