Alur, Hassan

Alur also spelled as Alooru is a town and the taluk headquarters of Alur Taluk in Hassan district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is 14 km from Hassan City. Alur town is offset by 2 km from NH-75. Alur has a railway station, named "Alur Halt", located on Mangalore-Hassan line. But no train stops at this station.^[2]

Alur, Hassan Aaluru
Town
Alur, Hassan Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12.9780456°N 75.9830654°E / 12.9780456; 75.9830654
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Government
• Body	Town Panchayath
Area
• Town	2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
• Rural	420.92 km2 (162.52 sq mi)
Elevation	974 m (3,196 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Town	6,541[1]
• Rural	78,714
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	573 213
Telephone code	08170
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	KA-46
Website	www.alurtown.mrc.gov.in/en

Demography

As per 2001 census, Alur has a population of 4961.

Gallery

• 
  Positioning of Hassan district in Karnataka
• 
  Hobli Map of Hassan district
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  Map of Alur Taluk as per 2001 Census
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  Map of Alur Taluk as per 2011 Census
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  Alur Taluk - Hobli and Village Map
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  Alur Taluk - Grama Panchayat and Village Map
• 
  Alur Taluk Map about Fluoride content in DWS

See also

• Ajjenahalli, Alur