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About Alur Village

Alur is a large village in Deglur tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,783, made up of 1,405 males and 1,378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1603 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431723, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Deglur
Pincode 431723
Area (hectares) 1603 hectares
Population 2,783
Male Population 1,405
Female Population 1,378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
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 14th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents. Its 1603 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, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

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 69 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Bodhan, about 23 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
Tehsil headquarters Deglur 14 km
Nearest railway station Bodhan 23 km
District headquarters Nanded 69 km

Villages closest to Alur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deglur 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 2,783. That makes it the 14th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents.

Alur village has 1,405 males and 1,378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alur has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Alur is 431723. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alur covers 1603 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 Deglur tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Alur is Bodhan, about 23 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 69 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alur is in Deglur tehsil of Nanded district. Deglur is about 14 km away. Bodhan is about 23 km away. Nanded is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandur (under 2 km), Kotekallur (3.2 km) and Shevala (3.8 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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