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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Byrakur
| other_name = Bairakuru, Byrakur
| settlement_type = village
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| nickname = Free State
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{Coord|13|14|20|N|78|29|34|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = <ref>[http://www.indiamapia.com/Kolar/byrakur.html Byrakur Coordinates]</ref><ref>{{Google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps/place?q=Byrakur,+Kolar,+Karnataka,+India&hl=en&ftid=0x3bad87cc7b875985:0x1d4e057f6eb630df|title=Byrakur, Karnataka|accessdate=28 January 2017}}</ref>
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kolar]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| parts_type = [[Taluka]]s
| parts = [[Mulbagal]] [[Taluk]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indiapincode.in/byrakur |title=Mulbagal taluk |access-date=23 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317075142/http://indiapincode.in/byrakur |archive-date=17 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 =345.6
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 2361
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 563131<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indiapincode.in/byrakur |title=Byrakur Postal pincode |access-date=23 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317075142/http://indiapincode.in/byrakur |archive-date=17 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| area_code = 08159
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KA]]
| registration_plate = KA-07
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Kolar]]
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|[http://www.accuweather.com/en/in/nangli/198523/weather-forecast/198523 Byrakur Weather]]] <small>([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])</small>
| website = {{URL|karnataka.gov.in}}
| footnotes =

| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Kolar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kolar]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Mulbagal]]
}}

'''Byrakur''' is a town in [[Mulbagal]] Taluk, [[Kolar District]] in the Indian state of [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indiapincode.in/byrakur |title=Byrakur pincode |access-date=23 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317075142/http://indiapincode.in/byrakur |archive-date=17 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Byrakur serves as the administrative headquarter for 16 villages in [[Mulbagal]] Taluk. It is located 110 km from [[Bangalore]], and 16 km from [[Punganur]], [[Andra Pradesh]].<ref name="SMVS">Byrakur [http://mulbagal.com/byrsriman.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822171445/http://mulbagal.com/byrsriman.html# |date=22 August 2011 }}, distance</ref> 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]])
* 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]] Medium). <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mulbagal.com/byrsriman.html# |title=SMVS School Byrakur |access-date=19 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822171445/http://mulbagal.com/byrsriman.html# |archive-date=22 August 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

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

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Kolar district]]

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