Alur is a panchayat village in the state of

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

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.2001 Census Village code for Alur = 03659400, 2011 Census Village code for Alur = 561769, It is administratively under the

Umarga Tahsil Umarga (Omerga) Tehsil is a tehsil/ taluka/ subdistrict in Osmanabad district, Maharashtra on the Deccan Plateau of India. The town of Umarga is the administrative headquarters of the tehsil. There are 79 panchayat villages in Umarga Tehsil. ...

of Osmanabad District in Maharashtra. There is only the single village of Alur in the Alur

gram panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...

. The village is 31 km by road southeast of Naldurg and 52 km by road southwest of

Umarga Umarga/ Omerga is a town with a municipal council in the Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is an administrative headquarter of the Umarga Tehsil. Geography The town of Umarga is situated near National highway 65 Pune-So ...

, but only 13 km by road northeast of Wagdari, in Solapur District. Alur is situated 17 km from NH-9 on the Akkalkot–Omerga road. It was formerly a border village of

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. Under the Nizam, it had a ''naka'' to collect taxes.

Demographics

In the 2001 census, the village of Alur had 6,948 inhabitants, with 3,591 males (51.7%) and 3,357 females (48.3%), for a gender ratio of 935 females per thousand males. In the 2011 census, the village of Alur had 7,931 inhabitants.

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is the official and most widely spoken language. Alur is also known for "Alur Pedha" made from milk and sugar.

Temples and culture

This village has ancient temples of

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: Shanteshwar Temple, Sangameshwar Temple, Someshwar Temple, Sangamudreshwar Temple and Narasimha Temple.

Infrastructure

Education: Marathi Zilla Parishad High School until 10th standard, Zilla Parishad Kanya Shala and Urdu school Madarsa Maheraj Ululum. Several private English nursery schools have started, including Shri. Someshwar English school and Saraswati English School. Alur has a "Center of Sanskrit Education and Examination" affiliated with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai. Itr was started by the late ''Sri. Shantappa Birajdar'' – Guruji, hundreds of students have completed various level of Sanskrit courses, it has benefited young students in learning about Indic culture and the mother language of Hindi. Health Care: The government hospital, with more than 100 beds, is the medical center for nearby villages. Financial Alur has one government bank, Maharashtra Grameen Bank, formerly known as Marathwada Grameen Bank, a subsidiary of "Bank of Maharashtra". There is a government approved "Sahakari Patsanstha" and privately owned registered finance offices. Transportation Alur has government buses running to

and

Akkalkot Akkalkot () is a City and a municipal council in Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated 38 km southeast of Solapur and close to the border of Karnataka state. City is the home to Shri Swami Samarth, a 19th ...

. Private vehicles are also available for hire. Places where people travel regularly for business, religious or official work. * Tuljapur- 60 km for Flower market and devotees of "Goddess Tuljabhavani". * Pandharpur- 130 km for cattle trading. * Solapur- 70 km for agriculture trading. * Åland- 30 km for wholesale grocery and agriculture machinery buying and trading. * Omerga- 29 km for all legal formalities of land dealings as it is the taluka center. * Akkalkot- 33 km for agriculture trading. * Latur - 88 km for agriculture trading. Industry Agriculture is the major industry in the surrounding area, and the village has typical small industries that support agricultural activities. There are several mills, the Khyade flour mill being one of the oldest. Agriculture based machinery like tractors, harvesting machines, oil explorers, rice mill hullers are serviced and leased.

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* {{Osmanabad district topics Villages in Osmanabad district