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About Alur Village

Alur is one of the larger villages in Umarga tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,640, made up of 3,890 males and 3,750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3564 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Umarga
Pincode 413606
Area (hectares) 3564 hectares
Population 7,640
Male Population 3,890
Female Population 3,750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 3564 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

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 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 68 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Dudhani, about 38 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 town Aland 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Umarga 26 km
Nearest railway station Dudhani 38 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 68 km

Villages closest to Alur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Umarga 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 7,640. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Alur village has 3,890 males and 3,750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Alur is 413606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alur covers 3564 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alur falls under Umarga tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Alur is Dudhani, about 38 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 5 - 10 km distance for Alur.

Alur is about 68 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alur is in Umarga tehsil of Osmanabad district. Aland is about 21 km away. Umarga is about 26 km away. Dudhani is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Acharya Tanda (4.0 km), Ingole Tanda (4.0 km) and Varnalwadi (5.1 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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