Alur, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 25, 2024.

Geographic Location of Alur


The village Alur is located in Hosur Taluk of Krishnagiri District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Alur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Shoolagiri Community Development Block. The nearest town is Hosur, which is about 10 kilometers away from Alur.

Travel and Communication for Alur


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Alur,
Krishnagiri,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 635109

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Alur


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Alur is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Alur is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Alur


As per available data from the year 2009, 3018 persons live in 678 house holds in the village Alur. There are 1449 female individuals and 1569 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.01% and males constitute 51.99% of the total population.

There are 178 scheduled castes persons of which 98 are females and 80 are males. Females constitute 55.06% and males constitute 44.94% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 5.9% of the total population.

There are 5 scheduled tribes persons of which 4 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 80% and males constitute 20% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.17% of the total population.

Population density of Alur is 257.88 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Alur


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Total area of Alur is 1170.3 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 378.39 ha. About 293.16 ha is un-irrigated area. About 85.23 ha is irrigated area. About 20.65 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 32.15 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 32.43 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 40.81 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 93.24 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 66.26 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 281.3 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 40.36 ha is culturable waste land. About 256.68 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 13.26 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Alur


There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Alur.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Alur.

There is a government middle school in the village Alur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Bukkasagaram, which is less than 5 kms away from Alur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Bukkasagaram, which is less than 5 kms away from Alur.

Colleges in Alur


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Hosur, which is more than 10 kms away from Alur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Hosur, which is more than 10 kms away from Alur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Bengaluru, which is more than 10 kms away from Alur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Hosur, which is more than 10 kms away from Alur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Hosur, which is more than 10 kms away from Alur.

Other Educational Facilities in Alur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Hosur, which is more than 10 kms away from Alur.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Alur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Hosur, which is more than 10 kms away from Alur.

Healthcare Facilities in Alur


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Alur.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Alur.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Alur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Alur.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Alur.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Alur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Alur.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Alur.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Alur.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Alur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Alur.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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