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- LGD code
- 608059
- Pincode
- 577422
- Post office
- Konandur
- Population
- 437
- Households
- 109
- Literacy rate
- 57%
- Sex ratio
- 1023 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 270
Census 2011 · in context
How Alur compares
By population, Alur ranks #114 of 247 villages in Tirthahalli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.0%
−18.3% vs mandal average
- Alur
- 57.0%
- Tirthahalli mandal
- 75.3%
- Shivamogga district
- 72.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,023
−7 vs mandal average
- Alur
- 1,023
- Tirthahalli mandal
- 1,030
Household size
people per home
4.0
Same as the mandal average
- Alur
- 4.0
- Tirthahalli mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Alur at a glance
Alur is a village of 437 people in 109 households (Census 2011) in Tirthahalli taluk, Shivamogga district, Karnataka, the 114th-largest of 247 villages in Tirthahalli taluk. Literacy is 57%, 18 points below the taluk average of 75% and the sex ratio is 1,023 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 577422, served by Konandur post office; the LGD village code is 608059. The village votes in Tarikere assembly constituency, represented by MLA G. H. Srinivasa. The population is estimated at 515 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Hunchadakatte →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alur · this village | 437 | 57% | — |
| Muniyur · Tirthahalli | 1,414 | 78% | — |
| Humchadakatte · Tirthahalli | 503 | 75% | — |
| Huttalli · Tirthahalli | 422 | 70% | — |
| Kesare · Tirthahalli | 417 | 68% | — |
| Umblebailu · Tirthahalli | 38 | 50% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Alur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- TIRTHAHALLI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- HUNCHADAKATTE
- Total area (ha)
- 561.42
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 52
- Forest area (ha)
- 256.62
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Alur
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Key facts — Alur
- LGD code
- 608059
- Pincode
- 577422
- Post office
- Konandur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 437
- Population (projected 2026)
- 515
- Households
- 109
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1023
- Literacy rate
- 57.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Udupi Chikmagalur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tarikere
- Member of Parliament
- Kota Srinivas Poojary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- G. H. Srinivasa
- Block / Mandal
- Tirthahalli
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 577422
- KonandurTirthahalli mandal3,973 pop
- HadigalluTirthahalli mandal1,078 pop
- MeligeTirthahalli mandal882 pop
- YogimalaliTirthahalli mandal821 pop
- DemlapuraTirthahalli mandal767 pop
- KaradigaTirthahalli mandal727 pop
- TriyambakapuraTirthahalli mandal653 pop
- HallusaleTirthahalli mandal639 pop
- VatagaruTirthahalli mandal623 pop
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- Hosuru
- Arehalli
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)