About Alathur Village

Alathur is a large village in Gundlupet tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,384, made up of 1,218 males and 1,166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1633.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alathur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chamarajanagar
Tehsil	Gundlupet
Pincode	571111
Area (hectares)	1633.63 hectares
Population	2,384
Male Population	1,218
Female Population	1,166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alathur compares

By the 2011 count Alathur is the 29th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents. Its 1633.63 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Alathur

Alathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alathur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Alathur from other places

Alathur lies about 38 km from Chamarajanagar, and the nearest railway station is Chinnadagudi Hundi, about 28 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 Alathur
Tehsil headquarters	Gundlupet	12 km
Nearest town	Gundlupēt	12 km
Nearest railway station	Chinnadagudi Hundi	28 km
District headquarters	Chamarajanagar	38 km

Villages closest to Alathur

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

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Common questions about Alathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Alathur village had a population of 2,384. That makes it the 29th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents.

Alathur village has 1,218 males and 1,166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alathur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Alathur is 571111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alathur covers 1633.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alathur falls under Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Alathur is Chinnadagudi Hundi, about 28 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 village for Alathur.

Alathur is about 38 km from Chamarajanagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alathur is in Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Gundlupet is about 12 km away. Gundlupēt is about 12 km away. Chinnadagudi Hundi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.