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Malur — town — Coordinates 13°01′16″N 77°56′17″E / 13.021°N 77.938°ECoordinates: 13°01′16″N 77°56′17″E / 13.021°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+05:30) Area
7.12 square kilometres (2.75 sq mi)
• 909 metres (2,982 ft)
Malur is a town in Kolar district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is near Bangalore.
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Geography
Malur is located at 13°00′N 77°56′E / 13.00°N 77.94°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 910 metres (2985 ft).
Malur is at a distance of 46 km from Bangalore City and is located on 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): 36 km.
The bus fare from BANGALORE to MALUR is currently 32 IRS,while the train fare is 7 in passenger and 21 in express trains.
Though some passenger trains halts here, most of the express trains do not halt at Malur.
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 majorly Kannada. Telugu and Tamil is also spoken for some extent as the taluk is bordered by Tamil speaking taluk of hosur(Tamil Nadu) and also because its proximity to Kuppam in Andhrapradesh
Economy
The economy of Malur is primarily dependent on agriculture, famous for clay tile-and-brick industry and some small scale industries. It is also famous for large number of Eucalyptus plantations.
Culture
Malur was also called `Malligepura` in earlier days because the farmers here used to grow large number of Mallige flowers. 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. Kodihalli is famous village in malur taluk, it is famous for more varieties in roses, and most of roses from here is exported to other states of the country. 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 has been reopened from may 24. Rajarajeshwari Temple is situated just a kilometer from Malur Railway Station which in one of the famous temples in Malur. Malur is famous for the fresh vegetables and flowers cultivated which is transported to various parts of our country.
Personalities
The Jnanapeetha Award winning writer The Famous Maasti Venkatesha Iyengar (Shreenivaasa- Pen name) was born in a town called Maasti,which is also one of the Hobli of Malur Taluk.
Negatives
As observed most of the people are below middle class and uneducated. Main income of the people is through agriculture and wages from brick & tile factories. Many of the people now have quit farming due to scarcity of rainfall and they have moved to the above mentioned factories for daily wages. There is no much development in the Taluk due to irresponsible politicians. Poor roads, improper drainages, bad streets & houses, scarcity of drinking water, and garbage can be seen everywhere. People are not much worried about all these basic amenites and are much fascinated towards their political leaders irrespective of their achievements. Trees have been chopped off everywhere and no actions have been taken by corporation. Pollution is very much high compared to any other places because of the smokes released from brick & tile industries. These factories have dug the ground deep to the crust and they have made the ponds & lakes deep like well. No authorities are framed to look after these issues. No environment protecting activists have seen so far and even the people are very less bothered about the green.
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.
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