# Alur Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Alur

Alur is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577422**. The 2011 Census counted **437 people in 109 households**, the 114th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 437people (2011)
- 109households
- 63.5%literacy
- 577422PIN code

## Alur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alur is 577422.** Alur falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577422
- Gram panchayatHunchadakatte
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608059

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?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)70 km by road
- Tirthahalli (nearest town)35 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?

7 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Konandur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gavtoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirthalli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 6 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 **arecanut**. About 20% of the 561 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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, 89 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Alur · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**29%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**37%

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

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**79%

Use banking services ****66%**

**81%

Television ****46%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**10%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

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 · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**944

Working population ****61.8%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 54.5% for women. 61% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 132 (49%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 137 (51%)

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 Tirthahalli

- Kodlu451 people
- Hullathi446 people
- Kukke444 people
- Huruli438 people
- Hegalathi431 people
- Marahalli431 people
- Biluvehariharapura430 people
- Kunda426 people

[All 247 villages in Tirthahalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alur?577422
- How far is Alur from Shimoga?70 km by road
- What is the population of Alur?437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alur in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Alur?63.5% (Census 2011)