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Alur Population - Shimoga, Karnataka

Alur is a medium size village located in Tirthahalli Taluka of Shimoga district, Karnataka with total 109 families residing. The Alur village has population of 437 of which 216 are males while 221 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Alur village population of children with age 0-6 is 45 which makes up 10.30 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Alur village is 1023 which is higher than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Alur as per census is 1045, higher than Karnataka average of 948.

Alur village has lower literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Alur village was 63.52 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Alur Male literacy stands at 72.68 % while female literacy rate was 54.55 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Alur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Alur village.

Alur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 109 - -
Population 437 216 221
Child (0-6) 45 22 23
Schedule Caste 33 15 18
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 63.52 % 72.68 % 54.55 %
Total Workers 270 132 138
Main Worker 133 - -
Marginal Worker 137 1 136

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.55 % of total population in Alur village. The village Alur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Alur village out of total population, 270 were engaged in work activities. 49.26 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.74 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 270 workers engaged in Main Work, 132 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.