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About Athur Village

Athur is a large village in Nindra tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,821, made up of 1,387 males and 1,434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1449 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517520, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athur village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Nindra
Pincode 517520
Area (hectares) 1449 hectares
Population 2,821
Male Population 1,387
Female Population 1,434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Athur compares

By the 2011 count Athur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,933 residents. Its 1449 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Athur

Athur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Athur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Athur from other places

Athur lies about 72 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Nagari, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Athur
Tehsil headquarters Nindra 4.3 km
Nearest town Nagalapuram 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Nagari 18 km
District headquarters Chittoor 72 km

Villages closest to Athur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nindra tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Athur

As per the Census of India 2011, Athur village had a population of 2,821. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,933 residents.

Athur village has 1,387 males and 1,434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athur has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Athur is 517520. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athur covers 1449 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Athur falls under Nindra tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Athur is Nagari, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Athur.

Athur is about 72 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athur is in Nindra tehsil of Chittoor district. Nindra is about 4.3 km away. Nagalapuram is about 6.8 km away. Nagari is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agaram (2.5 km), Nindra (4.3 km) and Kacharavedu (4.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Athur today is likely to be higher.

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