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About Malur Village

Malur is one of the larger villages in Channapatna tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,308, made up of 3,006 males and 3,302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1092.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Channapatna
Pincode 562108
Area (hectares) 1092.63 hectares
Population 6,308
Male Population 3,006
Female Population 3,302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malur compares

By the 2011 count Malur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 1092.63 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Malur

Malur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Malur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malur from other places

Malur lies about 16 km from Ramanagara. 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 Malur
Tehsil headquarters Channapatna 2.4 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 16 km

Villages closest to Malur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malur village had a population of 6,308. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Malur village has 3,006 males and 3,302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malur has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Malur is 562108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malur covers 1092.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malur falls under Channapatna tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The census record for Malur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Malur.

Malur is about 16 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malur is in Channapatna tehsil of Ramanagara district. Channapatna is about 2.4 km away. Ramanagara is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikka Maluru (under 2 km), Mangalawarpet (under 2 km) and Ammallydoddi (2.3 km).

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

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