About Alur Village

Alur is one of the larger villages in Mukundapuram tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23,075, made up of 11,072 males and 12,003 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1767 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680683, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alur village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Tehsil	Mukundapuram
Pincode	680683
Area (hectares)	1767 hectares
Population	23,075
Male Population	11,072
Female Population	12,003
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,084
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 5th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents. Its 1767 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

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 16 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Guruvayur, about 5.5 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	Guruvayur	5.5 km
Nearest town	Kunnamkulam	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mukundapuram	16 km
District headquarters	Thrissur	16 km

Villages closest to Alur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukundapuram 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 23,075. That makes it the 5th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents.

Alur village has 11,072 males and 12,003 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alur has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Alur is 680683. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alur covers 1767 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alur falls under Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Alur is Guruvayur, about 5.5 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 16 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alur is in Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district. Guruvayur is about 5.5 km away. Kunnamkulam is about 5.8 km away. Mukundapuram is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.