# Alur Village, Channagiri, Davanagere (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Channagiri, Davanagere 

# Alur

Alur is a village in Channagiri sub-district of Davanagere district, Karnataka, PIN code **577544**. The 2011 Census counted **1,358 people in 308 households**, the 72nd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 1,358people (2011)
- 308households
- 67.3%literacy
- 577544PIN code

## Alur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alur is 577544.** Alur falls in Channagiri sub-district, Davanagere district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577544
- Gram panchayatMallapura
- Community development blockChannagiri
- Census village code606978

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?

- Channagiri (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Davanagere (district HQ)32 km by road
- Channagiri (nearest town)24 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thyavanige
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Santhibennur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Channagiri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 **maize and arecanut**. About 89% of the 443 hectares of village land is sown, and 291 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, 96 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Alur · ■ Channagiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**58%

Tap water ****3%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**82%

Use banking services ****42%**

**45%

Television ****67%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**17%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 · ■ Channagiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**947

Working population ****46.3%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 60.5% for women. 60% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 240 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 268 (43%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (4%) · **■** Marginal 93 (15%)

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 Channagiri

- Arehalli1,398 people
- Basavapura1,390 people
- Channeshapura1,385 people
- Kortikere1,385 people
- Billahalli1,354 people
- Belliganodu1,328 people
- Hiregangoor1,326 people
- Bulsagara1,289 people

[All 249 villages in Channagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/davanagere/channagiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alur?577544
- How far is Alur from Davanagere?32 km by road
- What is the population of Alur?1,358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alur in?Davanagere district (Channagiri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Alur?67.3% (Census 2011)