About Alur Village

Alur is a large village in Kudligi tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,601, made up of 2,361 males and 2,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1502.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bellary
Tehsil	Kudligi
Pincode	583218
Area (hectares)	1502.54 hectares
Population	4,601
Male Population	2,361
Female Population	2,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alur compares

By the 2011 count Alur is the 15th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 1502.54 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

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 village. 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 50 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Molakalmuru, about 13 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
Nearest railway station	Molakalmuru	13 km
Nearest town	Rāyadrug	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kudligi	31 km
District headquarters	Bellary	50 km

Villages closest to Alur

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

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Common questions about Alur

As per the Census of India 2011, Alur village had a population of 4,601. That makes it the 15th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Alur village has 2,361 males and 2,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Alur is 583218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alur covers 1502.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alur falls under Kudligi tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Alur is Molakalmuru, about 13 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 village for Alur.

Alur is about 50 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alur is in Kudligi tehsil of Bellary district. Molakalmuru is about 13 km away. Rāyadrug is about 24 km away. Kudligi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.