# Alura Village, Chitapur, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Chitapur, Gulbarga 

# Alura

Alura is a village in Chitapur sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585211**. The 2011 Census counted **591 people in 107 households**, the 116th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%.

- 591people (2011)
- 107households
- 60.6%literacy
- 585211PIN code

## Alura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alura is 585211.** Alura falls in Chitapur sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585211
- Gram panchayatKamarawadi
- Community development blockChitapur
- Census village code620674

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

## How far is Alura from nearby towns?

- Chitapur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gulbarga (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chitapur (nearest town)4 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 Alura?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Alura; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chitapur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chittapur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Chitapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Alura known for?

The main crops are **tur dal**. About 89% of the 320 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Alura

Of every 100 households in Alura in 2011, 96 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Alura · ■ Chitapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**92%

Tap water ****4%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****91%**

**45%

Television ****2%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****61%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**29%

Own their home ****75%**

**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 Alura?

■ Alura · ■ Chitapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**53.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**941

Working population ****41.5%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 47.9% for women. 66% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 163 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 16 (7%)

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 Chitapur

- Banbi700 people
- Shiva Nagar696 people
- Sangavi653 people
- Aldihal640 people
- Turnur547 people
- Tonchi539 people
- Jeevanmardgi498 people
- Gandhinagar484 people

[All 125 villages in Chitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/chitapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alura?585211
- How far is Alura from Gulbarga?60 km by road
- What is the population of Alura?591 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alura in?Gulbarga district (Chitapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Alura?60.6% (Census 2011)