Malur
Malur | |
|---|---|
Taluk | |
| Nickname: Mallikapura | |
| Coordinates: 13°01′16″N 77°56′17″E / 13.021°N 77.938°E | |
| 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. It is accessible from Bangalore by road and railways. The Chennai Central-Bangalore City line passes through Malur, with trains to various parts of India, including Tirupati, Chennai, Kochi, Trivandrum, Patna and Kolkata.