About Alathur Village

Alathur is a mid sized village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,677, made up of 841 males and 836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442.23 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	Mysore
Tehsil	Nanjangud
Pincode	571111
Area (hectares)	442.23 hectares
Population	1,677
Male Population	841
Female Population	836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
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 81st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 442.23 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

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 20 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Tandavapura, about 11 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
Nearest railway station	Tandavapura	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nanjangud	12 km
Nearest town	Nanjangūd	12 km
District headquarters	Mysore	20 km

Villages closest to Alathur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanjangud 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 1,677. That makes it the 81st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Alathur village has 841 males and 836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alathur has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

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

Alathur covers 442.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alathur falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Alathur is Tandavapura, about 11 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 20 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alathur is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Tandavapura is about 11 km away. Nanjangud is about 12 km away. Nanjangūd is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.