Malur
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| Coordinates | 13°04′30″N 77°56′17″E / 13.075°N 77.938°E |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District(s) | Kolar district |
| Population • Density |
27,815 (2001[update]) • 3,906.6 /km2 (10,118 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
7.12 km2 (3 sq mi) • 909 m (2,982 ft) |
Malur is a town in Kolar district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is near Bangalore.
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[edit] Geography
Malur is located at 13°05′N 77°56′E / 13.08°N 77.94°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 910 metres (2985 ft).
Coordinates: 34°07′N 74°44′E / 34.117°N 74.733°E
Malur is at a distance of 43 km from Bangalore City and is located the Bangalore - Chennai trunk railway line. Distance from Malur to other places Whitefield (By Rail): 19 km; KR Puram (By Rail): 29 km; Hoskote (By Road): 20 km; Devangonthi (By Rail): 13 km; Bagalur (Tamil Nadu by road) - 24 km; Hosur (By Road): 32 km.
The bus fare from BANGALORE to MALUR is currently 32 IRS,while the train fare is 8 in passenger and 23 in express trains.
Though some passenger trains halts here, most of the express trains do not halt at Malur.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Malur had a population of 27,791. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Malur has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 61%. In Malur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The languages spoken in Malur are Kannada, Telugu and Tamil.
[edit] Economy
The economy of Malur is primarily dependent on agriculture, famous for clay tile-and-brick industry and some small scale industries.
[edit] Culture
A famous temple is situated in Chikkatirupati, imitated by Thirupati temple. There is a village called Shivarapattana, where you can find national award winning rock sculpture makers. Most of the village population depend on rock sculpture profession. Malur is also famous for karaga,sidi and "Mariamma goddess",The season of karaga is usually termed as "jaathre" and is a kind of grand festival in the town.The karaga in malur happens exactly a week after bangalore karaga.This will be usually in the month of April or May Malur's MARIAMMA temple is very famous and people from different regions of the state visit the temple. Malur had rich boom in real estate in the recent couple of years. Malur is also famous for temples,There are about 20+ temples in the town. Kuppa sheety bhavi street in Malur: Ganesha festival is celebrated grandly here , with an idol of lord ganesha kept over for more than a month with pooja's and grand programmes everyday... Recently they have closed a well called "Kuppa shetty" (made as a ground for the local kids) However the only ganesha temple of malur,which is in kuppa shetty bhavi street was demolished 3 years back and for now construction is almost done and temple will be reopened in another couple of months .
[edit] Personalities
The Jnanapeetha Award winning writer Maasti Venkatesha Iyengar was born in a small village called Maasti, near Malur.
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Malur
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
