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Alur Population - Kodagu, Karnataka

Alur is a medium size village located in Somvarpet Taluka of Kodagu district, Karnataka with total 237 families residing. The Alur village has population of 1234 of which 646 are males while 588 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Alur village population of children with age 0-6 is 85 which makes up 6.89 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Alur village is 910 which is lower than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Alur as per census is 1024, higher than Karnataka average of 948.

Alur village has higher literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Alur village was 90.34 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Alur Male literacy stands at 94.37 % while female literacy rate was 85.87 %.

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 237 - -
Population 1,234 646 588
Child (0-6) 85 42 43
Schedule Caste 173 98 75
Schedule Tribe 44 24 20
Literacy 90.34 % 94.37 % 85.87 %
Total Workers 340 257 83
Main Worker 303 - -
Marginal Worker 37 12 25

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.02 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.57 % of total population in Alur village.

Work Profile

In Alur village out of total population, 340 were engaged in work activities. 89.12 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.88 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 340 workers engaged in Main Work, 150 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 27 were Agricultural labourer.