Malur

Malur
Taluk
Malur railway station
Nickname:  Mallikapura
Malur Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13°01′16″N 77°56′17″E / 13.021°N 77.938°E / 13.021; 77.938
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Kolar
Area
• Total	7.12 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Elevation	909 m (2,982 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	40,050
Languages
• Official	Kannada
• Regional	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	563 130
Telephone code	91-80
Vehicle registration	KA08

Malur or Mālūru is a town and taluk headquarters in Kolar district of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is 30 km from Kolar, the district headquarters, and about 50 km from Bangalore.

Geography

Malur is located at 13°00′N 77°56′E / 13.00°N 77.94°E / 13.00; 77.94. It has an average elevation of 910 metres (2,990 ft). It has a tropical wet and dry climate, similar to Bangalore. It has summer temperatures rarely crossing 37°C, and winter temperatures rarely falling below 15°C.

Malur lies just 15km away from the Tamil Nadu border, and 55km from the Andhra Pradesh border.

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India Census, Malur had a population of 40,050. Males constituted 20,337 of the population and females 19,673. Malur had an average literacy rate of 82.47% higher than the state average of 75.36%: male literacy was 87.40%, and female literacy was 77.36%. In Malur, 4,589 people, or 11.46% of the population, was under 6 years of age.

Notable people

• Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, writer

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