Alur, Hassan | |
Native Name: | Aaluru |
Native Name Lang: | Kannada |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Coordinates: | 12.978°N 75.9831°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Hassan |
Governing Body: | Town Panchayath |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2 |
Area Rural Km2: | 420.92 |
Elevation M: | 974 |
Population Total: | 6541 [1] |
Population Rural: | 78714 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 573 213 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 08170 |
Registration Plate: | KA-46 |
Iso Code: | IN-KA |
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]
As per 2001 census, Alur has a population of 4961.