Birur is a town located in Kadur Taluk in

Chikkamagaluru district Chikmagalur, officially Chikkamagaluru is an administrative district in the Malnad subregion of Karnataka, India. Coffee was first cultivated in India in Chikmagalur. The hills of Chikmagalur are parts of the Western Ghauts and the source of ...

in the state of Karnataka, India. It belongs to

Mysuru Division Mysore division, officially Mysuru division, is an administrative division in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is one of four administrative divisions in Karnataka, the others being Bangalore division, Belgaum division, and Gulbarga ...

. It is located 41 km East from District headquarters

Chikkamagaluru Chikmagalur, known officially as Chikkamagaluru, is a city and the headquarters of Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the foothills of the Mullayanagiri peak of the Western Ghats, the city attracts tourists from ...

. It has an average elevation of 833 metres (2732 feet). It is also called the Gateway of Malnad region. As of 2001 India census, Birur had a population of 22,601. Birur is a place famous for its Arecanut/Supari plantations and Coconut. * The Town Municipal Council was started in 01/09/1912 * The TMC has 23 wards and equal number of Councilors Birur is surrounded by Tarikere Taluk to the west,

Taluk to the west and south, Ajjampura Taluk to the north, Arsikere Taluk to the East. Birur is 214 km from Bangalore, 198 km from Mysore, and 7 km from Kadur (Taluk Hq). An inscription dated 1063 A.D. mentions the place as ‘Beeravuru’. Birur is a railway junction from where trains run in three directions. There are temples dedicated to Veerabadhra swamy, Antaraghattamma, Mailaralinga and Biredevaru. The Biredevaru jatra takes place once in 12 years for 15 days.

Colleges near Birur

*Government Pre-University College, B.H Road, Kadur-577548 *Government First Grade College, B.H Road, Kadur-577548 *Government Pre-University College, Main Road, Kuvempu Nagar,

Chowlahiriyur Chowlahiriyur is a hobli headquarter in Kadur Taluk Chikkamagaluru district, located about from Hosadurga.{{Cite web , title=Kadur Taluk Population Chikmagalur, Karnataka, List of Villages & Towns in Kadur Taluk , url=https://www.censusindia20 ...

-577180 *SK Pre-University College, Singatagere, Banavara Road *Sri Maruthi Pre-University College, Nidaghatta Post, Kadur Taluk, Chikkamagaluru-57754

Nearby places

Kemmangundi Kemmannugundi (Red Soil Pit) is a hill station in Tarikere taluk of Chikkamagaluru district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is at the elevation of 1434m above sea level, with its peak at 1863m. This was the summer retreat of Krishnaraja ...

: 35 km from Birur town is Kemmangundi, a scenic hill station on the Baba Budan range of hills. *

Kallathigiri Falls Kalhatti Falls or Kalhattigiri Falls is a waterfall on the headwaters of the river , located at Kallathigiri, Tarikere Taluk in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka. The waterfall is away from Kemmangundi hill station. Location Kalhatti Fall ...

: 10 km away from Kemmangundi is Kallathigiri falls, also known as Kallatthi Falls. Water cascades 122 metres down from the top of the Chandra Drona Hill. * Amruthapura : 37 km north of Birur, Amruthapura is known for the Amruteshwara temple built in 1196 A.D by Amruteshwara Dandanayaka, a general of the Hoysala ruler Ballala II. *

Hebbe Falls Hebbe Falls is situated at about 10 km away from the famous hill station Kemmangundi in Karnataka, India. This waterfalls is inside a coffee estate and can be reached either by walk or four-wheeler. Hebbe Falls gushes down from a height o ...

: This waterfall is 10 km from

. Water streams down 168 metres in two stages to form Dodda Hebbe (Big Falls) and Chikka Hebbe (Small Falls.).

References

{{reflist Cities and towns in Chikkamagaluru district