About Alur Village

Alur is a small village in Hosur tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 404, made up of 205 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Krishnagiri
Tehsil	Hosur
Pincode	635109
Area (hectares)	172.06 hectares
Population	404
Male Population	205
Female Population	199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
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 134th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 172.06 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 956.

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 41 km from Krishnagiri. 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	Hosur	8.3 km
Nearest town	Hosūr	8.3 km
District headquarters	Krishnagiri	41 km

Villages closest to Alur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hosur 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 404. That makes it the 134th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Alur village has 205 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Alur is 635109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alur covers 172.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alur falls under Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Alur notes the nearest railway station 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 41 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alur is in Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Hosur is about 8.3 km away. Hosūr is about 8.3 km away. Krishnagiri is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.