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Town in Karnataka, India

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Town
Alur, Hassan is located in KarnatakaAlur, HassanAlur, HassanLocation in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°58′41″N 75°58′59″E / 12.9780456°N 75.9830654°E / 12.9780456; 75.9830654
Country India
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Government
• Body Town Panchayath
Area
• Town 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
• Rural 420.92 km2 (162.52 sq mi)
Elevation 974 m (3,196 ft)
Population (2011)
• Town 6,541 [1]
Rural 78,714
Languages
• Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 573 213
Telephone code 08170
ISO 3166 code IN-KA
Vehicle registration KA-46
Website www.alurtown.mrc.gov.in/en

Alur also spelled as Alooru is a town and the taluk headquarters of Alur Taluk in Hassan district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is 14 km from Hassan City. Alur town is offset by 2 km from NH-75. Alur has a railway station, named "Alur Halt", located on Mangalore-Hassan line. But no train stops at this station.[2]

As per 2001 census, Alur has a population of 4961.

  1. ^ "Census Data Handbook Hassan 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Hassan people want train services to Mangaluru increased". The Hindu. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2017.