Alur also spelled as Alooru is a town and the taluk headquarters of Alur Taluk in Hassan district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is 14 km from Hassan City. Alur town is offset by 2 km from NH-75. Alur has a railway station, named "Alur Halt", located on Mangalore-Hassan-Mysore line. But no train stops at this station. Alur became a Full-fledged taluk in the year 1941.
As per 2001 census, Alur has a population of 4961.