# Alur Village, Hosur, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/hosur/alur-643775/ Village · Hosur, Krishnagiri # Alur Alur is a village in Hosur sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635109**. The 2011 Census counted **3,018 people in 678 households**, the 36th largest of 154 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 3,018people (2011) - 678households - 66.9%literacy - 635109PIN code ## Alur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alur is 635109.** Alur falls in Hosur sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635109 - Gram panchayatAlur - Community development blockShoolagiri - Census village code643775 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? - Hosur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Krishnagiri (district HQ)44 km by road - Hosur (nearest town)10 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? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Alur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bukkasagaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Hosur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosur - ○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 market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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? About 32% of the 1,170 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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, 92 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Alur · ■ Hosur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **91% Toilet within the home ****11%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **66% Tap water ****99%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **63% Use banking services ****30%** **40% Television ****85%** **86% Mobile phone ****72%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****35%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **84% 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 · ■ Hosur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988** **944 Working population ****37.8%** **45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 57.5% for women. 53% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 431 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (8%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 149 (13%) · **■** Marginal 467 (41%) 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 Hosur - Ullatti3,311 people - Samanapalli3,198 people - Achettipalli3,066 people - Poonapalli3,061 people - Halekotta2,990 people - Nagondapalli2,929 people - Venkatesapuram2,873 people - A.Settipalli2,764 people [All 168 villages in Hosur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/hosur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alur?635109 - How far is Alur from Krishnagiri?44 km by road - What is the population of Alur?3,018 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alur in?Krishnagiri district (Hosur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alur?66.9% (Census 2011)