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About Alur Village

Alur is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 5 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Alur
Pincode 573213
Area (hectares) 296.44 hectares
Population 13
Male Population 5
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,600
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alur compares

By the 2011 count Alur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 296.44 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Alur

Alur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Alur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 12 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Alur, about under 2 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 Alur under 2 km
District headquarters Hassan 12 km

Villages closest to Alur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Alur 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 13. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Alur village has 5 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alur has about 1600 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Alur is 573213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alur covers 296.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alur falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Alur is Alur, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Alur.

Alur is about 12 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alur is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Alur is about under 2 km away. Hassan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanthanamane (under 2 km), Bedachavalli (under 2 km) and Neralakere (1.6 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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