Byrakur is a town in

Mulbagal Mulabagilu is a town and administrative center of Mulabagilu taluk, in the Kolar district in the state of Karnataka, India. The town is situated on the National Highway 75 and is the easternmost town of the state. Etymology "Mulabagilu" (ಮ� ...

Taluk,

Kolar District Kolar district () is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. Kolar, Karnataka, Kolar (ಕೋಲಾರ) is the district headquarters. Located in southern Karnataka, it is the state's easternmost district. The district is surrounded by the ...

in the Indian state of

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. Byrakur serves as the administrative headquarter for 16 villages in

Taluk. It is located 110 km from

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, and 16 km from

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.Byraku

, distance The village is home to the Maryamma Temple.

Education

Sri Manjunatha Vidhya Samasthe (SMVS) is a registered organisation established in 1987 to provide primary education to children in rural areas. It runs two educational establishments in Byrakur. * Sri Manjunatha Higher Primary School, Byrakur (Aided by the

Government of Karnataka The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as GoK or GoKA, formerly known as Government of Mysore (1956–1974), is a democratically elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka ...

) * Sri Manjunatha Nursery School, Byrakur (Affiliated with the Government of Karnataka) The Sri Manjunatha Higher Primary School was established in 1987 and offers kindergarten to primary education (7th Standard). The Government of Maharashtra has identified the school's achievements and offers grants for 1st to 7th standard grades (

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

Medium).

Villages

Perumkanahlli is a village located 1 km south of Byrakur and home to about 200 people. Pethandalahalli is also a small village in Mulbagal Taluk. The village falls under Byrakur Panchayat and belongs to the

Division. The village is located 32 km east of its district headquarters, Kolar, and is 103 km from the state capital, Bangalore.

References

Villages in Kolar district {{Kolar-geo-stub