About Alur Village

Alur is a large village in Mundargi tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,278, made up of 2,189 males and 2,089 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2449.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gadag
Tehsil	Mundargi
Pincode	582113
Area (hectares)	2449.53 hectares
Population	4,278
Male Population	2,189
Female Population	2,089
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
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 5th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 2449.53 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

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 22 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Harlapur, about 12 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	Harlapur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mundargi	16 km
District headquarters	Gadag	22 km

Villages closest to Alur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mundargi 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 4,278. That makes it the 5th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Alur village has 2,189 males and 2,089 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Alur is 582113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alur covers 2449.53 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.

Alur falls under Mundargi tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Alur is Harlapur, about 12 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 22 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alur is in Mundargi tehsil of Gadag district. Harlapur is about 12 km away. Mundargi is about 16 km away. Gadag is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.