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About Taluru Village

Taluru is a mid sized village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,100, made up of 562 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taluru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taluru village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Alur
Pincode 573213
Area (hectares) 321.89 hectares
Population 1,100
Male Population 562
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taluru compares

By the 2011 count Taluru is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 321.89 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Taluru

Taluru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taluru as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Taluru from other places

Taluru lies about 18 km from Hassan. 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 Taluru
Tehsil headquarters Alur 8.6 km
Nearest town Belūr 16 km
District headquarters Hassan 18 km

Villages closest to Taluru

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 Taluru

As per the Census of India 2011, Taluru village had a population of 1,100. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Taluru village has 562 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taluru has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

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

Taluru covers 321.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taluru falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The census record for Taluru notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Taluru.

Taluru is about 18 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taluru is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Alur is about 8.6 km away. Belūr is about 16 km away. Hassan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beerakanahalli (under 2 km), Madagere (under 2 km) and Kuppe (under 2 km).

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

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