Alur Taluka - Hassan, Karnataka

Alur is an administrative taluka in the Hassan district of Karnataka, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Alur is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Ballupete, while the nearest airport is Mysore Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 81.6 km.

The total area of the taluka is 430 km², including 428.41 km² rural area and 1.59 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1017 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Alur Taluka

Alur Taluka has a total of 264 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Abbana	Rural	Abbana
2	Adibylu	Rural	Karagodu
3	Ajjagodanahalli	Rural	Ganjigere
4	Ajjenahalli	Rural	Taluru
5	Amalepura	Rural	Magge
6	Anigalale	Rural	Abbana
7	Aniganahalli	Rural	Hanchur
8	Appagowdanahalli	Rural	Ganjigere
9	Bachanahalli	Rural	Byarapura
10	Baliganahalli	Rural	Karagodu
11	Ballurpura	Rural	Magge
12	Balluru	Rural	Magge
13	Bandikere	Rural	Palya
14	Bandimallenahalli	Rural	Ganjigere
15	Bandithimmanahalli	Rural	Hunasavalli
16	Basavanahalli	Rural	Madabalu
17	Basavanahalli	Rural	Ganjigere
18	Basavanapura	Rural	Dodda Kanagal
19	Bedachavalli	Rural	Byarapura
20	Beechalapura	Rural	Kanathur
21	Beerakanahalli	Rural	Taluru
22	Bekkadi	Rural	Magge
23	Belame	Rural	Madabalu
24	Bellavara	Rural	Taluru
25	Bellur	Rural	Hunasavalli
26	Belluru	Rural	Madabalu
27	Bembaluru	Rural	Mallapura
28	Bettadahalli	Rural	Kadalu
29	Bettahalli	Rural	Magge
30	Bhaktharavalli	Rural	Hanchur
31	Bharathavalli	Rural	Hunasavalli
32	Bharathur	Rural	Karagodu
33	Bhavasavalli	Rural	Kanathur
34	Bigathur	Rural	Mallapura
35	Bijjanahalli	Rural	Byarapura
36	Billagaravalli	Rural	Kunduru
37	Bilugavalli	Rural	Kunduru
38	Bommachavalli	Rural	Hanchur
39	Bommanamane	Rural	Taluru
40	Boodanahalli	Rural	Madabalu
41	Bosmanahalli	Rural	Mallapura
42	Byaba	Rural	Byarapura
43	Byaba Kaval	Rural	Byarapura
44	Byrapura	Rural	Byarapura
45	C.Hosahalli	Rural	Taluru
46	Chakanahalli	Rural	Kadalu
47	Channahalli	Rural	Palya
48	Channapura	Rural	Kadalu
49	Channapura	Rural	Kunduru
50	Chattanahalli	Rural	Hanchur
51	Cheekanahalli	Rural	Kunduru
52	Chennenahalli	Rural	Taluru
53	Chigaluru	Rural	Palya
54	Chikkanagalu	Rural	Taluru
55	Chikkote	Rural	Madabalu
56	Chittanahalli	Rural	Hanchur
57	Chowlagere	Rural	Byarapura
58	Dadadahalli	Rural	Byarapura
59	Danihalli	Rural	Palya
60	Devanayakanahalli	Rural	Ganjigere
61	Devarajanahalli	Rural	Kunduru
62	Devarapura	Rural	Kunduru
63	Devihalli	Rural	Kunduru
64	Dhaturu	Rural	Magge
65	Dindagatta	Rural	Palya
66	Doddakanagal(Kanagal)	Rural	Dodda Kanagal
67	Dyathapura	Rural	Magge
68	Gangara	Rural	Hanchur
69	Ganjigere	Rural	Ganjigere
70	Garighatta	Rural	Ganjigere
71	Gekaravalli	Rural	Hunasavalli
72	Gollara Thimmanahalli	Rural	Hunasavalli
73	Govindanahalli	Rural	Hanchur
74	Gowlakatte	Rural	Taluru
75	Hachagodanahalli	Rural	Palya
76	Hadya	Rural	Mallapura
77	Halasooru	Rural	Mallapura
78	Halliyur	Rural	Magge
79	Haluvalli	Rural	Taluru
80	Hanchur	Rural	Hanchur
81	Hanjalige	Rural	Karagodu
82	Hanjihalli	Rural	Byarapura
83	Hanthanamane	Rural	Hunasavalli
84	Hanumanahalli	Rural	Kunduru
85	Harihalli	Rural	Mallapura
86	Harohalli	Rural	Magge
87	Hasaganur	Rural	Kadalu
88	Heddurga	Rural	Madabalu
89	Hemmige	Rural	Karagodu
90	Hiduvanahalli	Rural	Abbana
91	Hitthalakere	Rural	Abbana
92	Holemaragodanahalli	Rural	Ganjigere
93	Hollahalli	Rural	Madabalu
94	Honkaravalli	Rural	Abbana
95	Honnavalli	Rural	Palya
96	Honnenahalli	Rural	Hanchur
97	Hosahalli	Rural	Mallapura
98	Hosahalli	Rural	Palya
99	Hosahalli	Rural	Kanathur
100	Hosamata	Rural	Magge
101	Hosapura	Rural	Dodda Kanagal
102	Hosuru	Rural	Byarapura
103	Hotanahallipura	Rural	Byarapura
104	Hulasinahalli	Rural	Karagodu
105	Hullahalli	Rural	Madabalu
106	Hulukunda Estate	Rural	Karagodu
107	Hunasavalli	Rural	Hunasavalli
108	Hunase	Rural	Taluru
109	Huskuru	Rural	Karagodu
110	Hyaragalale	Rural	Mallapura
111	Hydur	Rural	Mallapura
112	Imatipura	Rural	Kanathur
113	J.Thimmanahalli	Rural	Taluru
114	Jannapura	Rural	Taluru
115	Jinagaravalli	Rural	Abbana
116	K.Hosahalli	Rural	Hanchur
117	Kabbarle	Rural	Ganjigere
118	Kabbinahalli	Rural	Kadalu
119	Kadabagala	Rural	Hanchur
120	Kadadaravalli	Rural	Madabalu
121	Kadalu	Rural	Kadalu
122	Kadlur	Rural	Mallapura
123	Kaganoor	Rural	Mallapura
124	Kaganoor Estate	Rural	Karagodu
125	Kaggaravalli	Rural	Hanchur
126	Kakanahalli	Rural	Ganjigere
127	Kakkehalli	Rural	Karagodu
128	Kalasetty Beedu	Rural	Ganjigere
129	Kallahalli	Rural	Kanathur
130	Kallakere	Rural	Taluru
131	Kallukoppalu	Rural	Magge
132	Kamathi	Rural	Madabalu
133	Kamenahalli	Rural	Kunduru
134	Kanadahalli	Rural	Palya
135	Kanathur	Rural	Kanathur
136	Kanigere	Rural	Karagodu
137	Kanive Basavanahalli	Rural	Karagodu
138	Karadibetta Estate	Rural	Mallapura
139	Karagodu	Rural	Karagodu
140	Kariganahalli	Rural	Kadalu
141	Karigodanahalli	Rural	Kadalu
142	Karjuvalli	Rural	Madabalu
143	Kasaba Alur	Rural	Hunasavalli
144	Katihalli	Rural	Dodda Kanagal
145	Kattehosur	Rural	Karagodu
146	Kavalikere	Rural	Dodda Kanagal
147	Kenchanahalli	Rural	Byarapura
148	Kenchanahalli	Rural	Kadalu
149	Kenchanahalli Pura	Rural	Madabalu
150	Kerehalli	Rural	Madabalu
151	Kiggatta	Rural	Hunasavalli
152	Kiragadalu	Rural	Kadalu
153	Kirahalli	Rural	Hunasavalli
154	Kithabur	Rural	Hanchur
155	Kithagalale	Rural	Mallapura
156	Kithagere	Rural	Mallapura
157	Kittaganamane	Rural	Madabalu
158	Kodagalavadi	Rural	Mallapura
159	Kodagathavalli	Rural	Karagodu
160	Kodagihalli	Rural	Kanathur
161	Kolavanahalli	Rural	Madabalu
162	Kongavalli	Rural	Madabalu
163	Kottiganahalli	Rural	Palya
164	Kudidale	Rural	Karagodu
165	Kuduravalli	Rural	Hanchur
166	Kumbarahalli	Rural	Taluru
167	Kundur	Rural	Kunduru
168	Kuppe	Rural	Taluru
169	Kuppe Hosahalli	Rural	Taluru
170	Kyathanahalli	Rural	Ganjigere
171	Lakkammanahalli	Rural	Madabalu
172	Lakkondanahalli	Rural	Ganjigere
173	Machenahalli	Rural	Byarapura
174	Madabalu	Rural	Madabalu
175	Madagere	Rural	Taluru
176	Madagodu	Rural	Abbana
177	Madanahalli	Rural	Madabalu
178	Madihalli	Rural	Karagodu
179	Magadihalli	Rural	Karagodu
180	Magge	Rural	Magge
181	Malagalale	Rural	Magge
182	Malalahalli	Rural	Ganjigere
183	Malenahalli	Rural	Ganjigere
184	Malenahalli Kavalu	Rural	Ganjigere
185	Mallapura	Rural	Mallapura
186	Mallenahalli	Rural	Magge
187	Manchenahalli	Rural	Byarapura
188	Mandira	Rural	Ganjigere
189	Maniganahalli	Rural	Hanchur
190	Manikyathanahalli	Rural	Palya
191	Manjalagodu	Rural	Madabalu
192	Maranayakanahalli	Rural	Abbana
193	Marasu	Both	Byarapura
194	Mavanoor	Rural	Hunasavalli
195	Megatavalli	Rural	Madabalu
196	Merve	Rural	Kunduru
197	Moodanahalli	Rural	Hanchur
198	Muddanahalli	Rural	Ganjigere
199	Muddanaikanahallipura	Rural	Palya
200	Mudigere	Rural	Dodda Kanagal
201	Murudur	Rural	Kanathur
202	Muthige	Rural	Kadalu
203	Muthige	Rural	Mallapura
204	Nagavara	Rural	Mallapura
205	Nagavara	Rural	Karagodu
206	Nakalgod	Rural	Kanathur
207	Nalluru	Rural	Magge
208	Navilahalli	Rural	Magge
209	Neelanahalli	Rural	Madabalu
210	Nelligere	Rural	Ganjigere
211	Neragalale	Rural	Karagodu
212	Neralakere	Rural	Byarapura
213	Nidanur	Rural	Palya
214	Nilavagilu	Rural	Taluru
215	Palya	Rural	Palya
216	Pattana	Rural	Kadalu
217	Ponnathapura	Rural	Karagodu
218	Purabyravanahalli	Rural	Karagodu
219	Rajanahalli	Rural	Dodda Kanagal
220	Rajapura	Rural	Ganjigere
221	Ramanahalli	Rural	Ganjigere
222	Rangenahalli	Rural	Madabalu
223	Rayasamudra	Rural	Kadalu
224	Samadale	Rural	Byarapura
225	Samasoge	Rural	Ganjigere
226	Samudravalli	Rural	Taluru
227	Sanenahalli	Rural	Kunduru
228	Santhebasavanahalli	Rural	Hanchur
229	Sathagala	Rural	Kadalu
230	Shankaranahalli	Rural	Palya
231	Siddapura	Rural	Ganjigere
232	Siddapura	Rural	Kanathur
233	Sindhuvalli	Rural	Magge
234	Singapura	Rural	Palya
235	Singatakere	Rural	Palya
236	Singodanahalli	Rural	Palya
237	Siragavara	Rural	Karagodu
238	Somapura	Rural	Dodda Kanagal
239	Soppinahalli	Rural	Byarapura
240	Sugganahalli	Rural	Kanathur
241	Sulagodu	Rural	Ganjigere
242	Sulagodu	Rural	Karagodu
243	Taluru	Rural	Taluru
244	Tattekere	Rural	Ganjigere
245	Thimmalapura	Rural	Kunduru
246	Thimmanahalli	Rural	Madabalu
247	Thimmanahalli	Rural	Kadalu
248	Thippanahalli	Rural	Ganjigere
249	Thippanahalli	Rural	Hanchur
250	Thippapura	Rural	Madabalu
251	Thippapura	Rural	Magge
252	Togaranahalli	Rural	Kanathur
253	Toragaravalli	Rural	Hunasavalli
254	Turuganahalli	Rural	Kadalu
255	Ummadevarahalli	Rural	Dodda Kanagal
256	Vajarahalli	Rural	Hunasavalli
257	Valagarahalli	Rural	Kunduru
258	Vasudevarahalli	Rural	Magge
259	Virupapura	Rural	Kanathur
260	Yadavanahalli	Rural	Hanchur
261	Yadehalli Nanjapura	Rural	Karagodu
262	Yadur	Rural	Hunasavalli
263	Yelaganahalli	Rural	Kanathur
264	Yerehalli	Rural	Taluru

Population of Alur Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Alur Taluka has a total population of 85,255 people, consisting of 42,253 males and 43,002 females. There are 21,089 households in the taluka with an average population density of 198 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	85,255	78,714	6,541
Male Population	42,253	38,954	3,299
Female Population	43,002	39,760	3,242
Total Households	21,089	19,483	1,606
Population Density	198 / km²	184 / km²	4,114 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 57,437 literate people and 7,534 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 23,710 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 2,028 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	7,534	6,867	667
Literate Population	57,437	52,429	5,008
Illiterate Population	27,818	26,285	1,533
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	23,710	21,884	1,826
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	2,028	1,915	113

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Taluka Overview
Taluka (Hindi)	Alur (आलूरू)
District	Hassan
State / UT	Karnataka
Railway Station	Ballupete
Total Area	430 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1017
Total Population (2011)	85,255
Density	198/km²
Total Villages	264

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