| Byrakuru | |
| Other Name: | Bairakuru, Byrakur |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Nickname: | Free State |
| Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kolar |
| Parts Type: | Talukas |
| Parts: | Mulbagal Taluk[2] |
| Government Type: | Panchayat raj |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 345.6 |
| Population Total: | 2361 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 563131[3] |
| Area Code: | 08159 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Iso Code: | IN-KA |
| Registration Plate: | KA-07 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kolar |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Byrakur Weather (Köppen) |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Kolar |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Mulbagal |
Byrakur is a town in Mulbagal Taluk, Kolar District in the Indian state of Karnataka.[4] Byrakur serves as the administrative headquarter for 16 villages in Mulbagal Taluk. It is located 110 km from Bangalore, and 16 km from Punganur, Andhra Pradesh.[5] The village is home to the Maryamma Temple.
Sri Manjunatha Vidhya Samasthe (SMVS) is a registered organisation established in 1987 to provide primary education to children in rural areas. It runs two educational establishments in Byrakur.
The Sri Manjunatha Higher Primary School was established in 1987 and offers kindergarten to primary education (7th Standard). The Government of Maharashtra has identified the school's achievements and offers grants for 1st to 7th standard grades (Kannada Medium). [6]
Perumkanahlli is a village located 1 km south of Byrakur and home to about 200 people. Pethandalahalli is also a small village in Mulbagal Taluk. The village falls under Byrakur Panchayat and belongs to the Bangalore Division. The village is located 32 km east of its district headquarters, Kolar, and is 103 km from the state capital, Bangalore.