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Krishnadevaraya-Era Inscription Unearthed in Ballari Region
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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 604986
- Pincode
- 583128
- Post office
- Choranur
- Population
- 7,421
- Households
- 1,349
- Literacy rate
- 48.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1010 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,907
- Distance to district centre
- 48 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 27 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 259 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 330 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ranjitpura · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Arun Clinic · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chornur compares
By population, Chornur ranks #3 of 84 villages in Sandur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.8%
−2.9% vs mandal average
- Chornur
- 48.8%
- Sandur mandal
- 51.7%
- Ballari district
- 58.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,010
+40 vs mandal average
- Chornur
- 1,010
- Sandur mandal
- 970
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Chornur
- 5.5
- Sandur mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chornur at a glance
Chornur is a village of 7,421 people in 1,349 households (Census 2011) in Sandur taluk, Ballari district, Karnataka, the 3rd-largest of 84 villages in Sandur taluk. Literacy is 49%, 3 points below the taluk average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,010 women per 1,000 men. It lies 48 km from the Ballari district centre, 23 km from Mariyammanahalli, the nearest town, 6 km from Ranjitpura railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 583128, served by Choranur post office; the LGD village code is 604986. The nearest hospital or health centre is Arun Clinic, 2 km away. The village votes in Sandur assembly constituency, represented by MLA E. Tukaram. The population is estimated at 8,749 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chornur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chornur · this village | 7,421 | 49% | — |
| Bandri · Sandur | 7,106 | 46% | 0 km N |
| Yeswanthanagar · Sandur | 6,847 | 65% | 0 km N |
| Sanduru · Sandur | — | — | 1.6 km NW |
| Kalingeri · Sandur | 2,679 | 55% | 14.9 km S |
| 55 Mallapura · Sandur | 473 | 48% | 14.8 km W |
| Kodalu · Sandur | 2,056 | 49% | 16.1 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chornur
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 7
- Middle school
- 6
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KUDLIGI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 76
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 23
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHORNUR
- Total area (ha)
- 3,980.99
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 69.23
- Forest area (ha)
- 1,565.51
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chornur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chornur
- LGD code
- 604986
- Pincode
- 583128
- Post office
- Choranur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,421
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,749
- Households
- 1,349
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1010
- Literacy rate
- 48.8%
- Coordinates
- 15.07000°N, 76.55000°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bellary
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sandur
- Member of Parliament
- E. Tukaram
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- E. Tukaram
- Block / Mandal
- Sandur
Getting there
How to reach Chornur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru259 kmcapital
- Hyderabad330 km
- Chennai458 km
- Mumbai592 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRanjitpura6 km
- Bus stopGollarahatti Cross16 km
- Hospital / PHCArun Clinic2 km
- ATM / bankAxis Bank1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil27 km
- CollegeSmiore Composite PU College22 km
- Police stationPolice station19 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Chornur
3 Mosques mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Chornur
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 583128
- BommagattaSandur mandal3,946 pop
- AgraharaSandur mandal3,930 pop
- SovenahalliSandur mandal3,577 pop
- YerraiahnahalliSandur mandal3,472 pop
- KalingeriSandur mandal2,679 pop
- DevaramallapurSandur mandal2,609 pop
- AnkammanahalSandur mandal2,462 pop
- Mallapura 72Sandur mandal2,456 pop
- SelieppanahalliSandur mandal2,397 pop
Villages near Chornur
Other villages in Sandur mandal
View all 60+ →- Daroji
- Toranagal
- Bandri
- Krishnanagar
- Yeswanthanagar
- Taranagar
- Bhujanganagar
- Suseelnagar
- Talur
- Hirekeriyaginahalli
- Bommagatta
- Agrahara
- Deogiri
- Sovenahalli
- Yerraiahnahalli
- Nidugurthi
- Antapur
- Vittalapur
- Dowlatpur
- Jaisingapur
- Rajapur
- Kalingeri
- Devaramallapur
- Ankammanahal
- Mallapura 72
- Selieppanahalli
- Narasingapur
- Chikkakeriyaginahalli
- Kodalu
- Bannihatti
- Shro.Basapur
- Gollalingammanahalli
- Gundlahalli
- Nagalapur
- Kanakapur .B.C.
- Chapparadahalli Ubbalagandi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)