Birur is a town located in Kadur

Kadur

Kadur is a taluk in Chikmagalur district, in the Indian state of Karnataka. It was formerly, a district in the Mysore state, with an area of 2813sq. m. Pop. , 362,752, showing an increase of 9% in the decade.-Geography:Kadur is located at...

 Taluk in Chikkamagaluru district  in the state of Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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Geography

Birur is located at 13.5959°N 75.9711°E. It has an average elevation of 833 metres (2732 feet). It is called as Gateway to Malnad region.

Transport

Birur is well connected both by Road (NH 206) and Rail. It is also the hub of Broad gauge

Broad gauge

Broad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...

 railway lines to Hubli, Guntakal

Guntakal

Guntakal is a town in Anantapur district in the southwestern part of the state of Andhra Pradesh and 50 km away from Bellary of Karnataka, India. It has a population of 2,26,658...

, Hassan and Bangalore

Bangalore

Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

. The line to Talguppa is still partly metre gauge

Metre gauge

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 and yet to be converted under Project Unigauge.

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Birur had a population of 22,601. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Birur has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 76% and female literacy of 63%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Temples

The famous temples in Birur are of Sri Vasavi Temple, Sri Veerabhadraswamy, Sri Antharaghatammanavaru, Sri Rama Devaru, and Sri Mylaralingaswamy. There are numerous temples of Sri Ganesha and Sri Anjaneyaswamy. The most popular festivities of the town are Sri Veerabhadraswamy rathotsava, Ammana Habba, Ganesha Chaturthi, Dasara Mahotsava, etc.

Education

Birur town has been the hub of education at all levels, and conveniently located for students from the surrounding villages. It has both Kannada and English medium schools, pre-university, undergraduate, and diploma colleges. There are several community hostels which provide free boarding and lodging for the students from low-income families.

External links

• MSN Map