Malur

Malur
Taluk
Nickname:  Mallikapura
Malur Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13°01′16″N 77°56′17″E / 13.021°N 77.938°E / 13.021; 77.938
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 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 Calcutta.