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About Alur Village

Alur is a mid sized village in Muddebihal tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,599, made up of 810 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1131.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 586112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Muddebihal
Pincode 586112
Area (hectares) 1131.32 hectares
Population 1,599
Male Population 810
Female Population 789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alur compares

By the 2011 count Alur is the 53rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 1131.32 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Alur

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

Alur lies about 4.1 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Bacheli, about 50 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 Alur
Tehsil headquarters Muddebihal 4.1 km
District headquarters Bijapur 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Bacheli 50 km

Villages closest to Alur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alur village had a population of 1,599. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Alur village has 810 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Alur is 586112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alur covers 1131.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alur falls under Muddebihal tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Alur is Bacheli, about 50 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 Alur.

Alur is about 4.1 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alur is in Muddebihal tehsil of Bijapur district. Muddebihal is about 4.1 km away. Bijapur is about 4.1 km away. Bacheli is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudihal (9.1 km), Handral (15 km) and Garasangi (20 km).

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

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