# Alur Village, Hukeri, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Hukeri, Belgaum 

# Alur

Alur is a village in Hukeri sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591236**. The 2011 Census counted **939 people in 216 households**, the 114th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 939people (2011)
- 216households
- 71.3%literacy
- 591236PIN code

## Alur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alur is 591236.** Alur falls in Hukeri sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka.

- PIN code591236
- Gram panchayatKesti
- Community development blockHukeri
- Census village code597561

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Alur from nearby towns?

- Hukkeri (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Belgaum (district HQ)58 km by road
- Sankeshwar (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Alur?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Alur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nidasoshi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sankeshwar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sankeshwar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Alur known for?

The main crops are **groundnut, soyabean and sugarcane**. About 92% of the 416 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Alur

Of every 100 households in Alur in 2011, 79 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Alur · ■ Hukeri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**80%

Tap water ****78%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**83%

Use banking services ****60%**

**71%

Television ****31%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**20%

Own their home ****93%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Alur?

■ Alur · ■ Hukeri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1210**

**931

Working population ****36.6%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 60.8% for women. 60% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 247 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (22%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Hukeri

- Bolasyanahatti1,003 people
- Shelapur978 people
- Hidkal956 people
- Attihal955 people
- Gudaganahatti842 people
- Handigud842 people
- Dhondagatti814 people
- Naganur K.S.720 people

[All 123 villages in Hukeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/hukeri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alur?591236
- How far is Alur from Belgaum?58 km by road
- What is the population of Alur?939 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alur in?Belgaum district (Hukeri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Alur?71.3% (Census 2011)