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- LGD code
- 625855
- Pincode
- 562127
- Post office
- Solur
- Population
- 489
- Households
- 125
- Literacy rate
- 63.4%
- Sex ratio
- 895 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 162
Census 2011 · in context
How Alur compares
By population, Alur ranks #138 of 285 villages in Magadi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.4%
+1.2% vs mandal average
- Alur
- 63.4%
- Magadi mandal
- 62.2%
- Ramanagara district
- 62.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
895
−89 vs mandal average
- Alur
- 895
- Magadi mandal
- 984
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Alur
- 3.9
- Magadi mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Alur at a glance
Alur is a village of 489 people in 125 households (Census 2011) in Magadi taluk, Ramanagara district, Karnataka, the 138th-largest of 285 villages in Magadi taluk. Literacy is 63%, 1 points above the taluk average of 62% and the sex ratio is 895 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 562127, served by Solur post office; the LGD village code is 625855. The village votes in Magadi assembly constituency, represented by MLA H. C. Balakrishna. The population is estimated at 577 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Banavadi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alur · this village | 489 | 63% | — |
| Banavadi · Magadi | 1,306 | 68% | — |
| Udakunte · Magadi | 818 | 69% | — |
| Veerapura · Magadi | 664 | 65% | — |
| Shiraganahalli · Magadi | 456 | 67% | — |
| Palanahalli · Magadi | 446 | 60% | — |
| Mallapura · Magadi | 328 | 61% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Alur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NELAMANGALA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 47
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 23
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BANAVADI
- Total area (ha)
- 224.5
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 10.27
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Alur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Alur
- LGD code
- 625855
- Pincode
- 562127
- Post office
- Solur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 489
- Population (projected 2026)
- 577
- Households
- 125
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 895
- Literacy rate
- 63.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bangalore Rural
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Magadi
- Member of Parliament
- C. N. Manjunath
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- H. C. Balakrishna
- Block / Mandal
- Magadi
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Other villages in Magadi mandal
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- Adarangi
- Hanchikuppe
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- Ajjanahalli
- Neralekere
- Sathanur
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- Srigiripura
- Marur
- Hebbalalu
- Gejjagaraguppe
- Yannegere
- Mathikere
- Bachenahatti
- Kagimadu
- Virupapura
- Bychapura
- Doddasomanahalli
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)