Malur

Malur is a town in Kolar district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is near Bangalore.

Geography

Malur is located at 13°00′N 77°56′E / 13.00°N 77.94°E / 13.00; 77.94. It has an average elevation of 910 metres (2,990 ft).

Malur is 46 kilometres (29 mi) from Bangalore City and is located on the Bangalore – Chennai trunk railway line. Though some passenger trains halt there, most of the express trains do not halt at Malur.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census, 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 majority Kannada. Telugu and Tamil are also spoken for some extent as the taluk is bordered by Hosur(Tamil Nadu) and also because its proximity to Kuppam in Andhra pradesh.

Economy

The economy of Malur is primarily dependent on business and it is famous for clay tile-and-brick industry and some small-scale industries. It is also famous for large number of Eucalyptus plantations. Malur is famous for vegetables. Vegetables grown here are daily sent to Chennai market and Banglore markets. Malur is also very famous for floriculture. Flowers, capsicum and other vegetable grown with high technology are exported to bigger cities like Bangalore,Hyderbad,Chennai. Another main economy of malur is tiles and brick factories exported to Chennai and Bangalore. We can see big factories like Hero Honda, Mahindra Aerospace,Scania,Medinova and some other factories. This creates a vast number of employments, thus making Malur economy fabulous. Malur is also famous for poultry farms.we can see large number of parent breeding and commercial broiler farms.