About Alathur Village

Alathur is one of the larger villages in Mukundapuram tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,678, made up of 6,065 males and 6,613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680741, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alathur village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Tehsil	Mukundapuram
Pincode	680741
Area (hectares)	1258 hectares
Population	12,678
Male Population	6,065
Female Population	6,613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,090
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 14th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents. Its 1258 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

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 17 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Nellayi, about 1.8 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	Nellayi	1.8 km
Nearest town	Amballūr	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mukundapuram	17 km
District headquarters	Thrissur	17 km

Villages closest to Alathur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukundapuram 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 12,678. That makes it the 14th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents.

Alathur village has 6,065 males and 6,613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alathur has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Alathur is 680741. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alathur covers 1258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alathur falls under Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Alathur is Nellayi, about 1.8 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 17 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alathur is in Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district. Nellayi is about 1.8 km away. Amballūr is about 6.7 km away. Mukundapuram is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.