# Alur Village, Tiptur, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Tiptur, Tumkur 

# Alur

Alur is a village in Tiptur sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572201**. The 2011 Census counted **716 people in 177 households**, the 82nd largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 716people (2011)
- 177households
- 81.2%literacy
- 572201PIN code

## Alur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alur is 572201.** Alur falls in Tiptur sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572201
- Gram panchayatSarathavalli
- Community development blockTiptur
- Census village code612013

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?

- Tiptur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)86 km by road
- Tiptur (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?

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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tiptur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tiptur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tiptur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 **coconuts, ground nut and ragi**. Products made here include powder factory. About 75% of the 617 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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, 91 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Alur · ■ Tiptur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**79%

Tap water ****12%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****50%**

**46%

Television ****66%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**15%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 · ■ Tiptur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1440**

**995

Working population ****42.6%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 73.2% for women. 68% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (12%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 27 (9%) · **■** Marginal 177 (58%)

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 Tiptur

- Hirebidare733 people
- Rudrapura731 people
- J.Mallenahalli725 people
- Gowdanakatte723 people
- Ramenahalli709 people
- Kondlighatta708 people
- Bochihalli698 people
- Bisalehalli692 people

[All 231 villages in Tiptur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/tiptur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alur?572201
- How far is Alur from Tumkur?86 km by road
- What is the population of Alur?716 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alur in?Tumkur district (Tiptur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Alur?81.2% (Census 2011)