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About Alathur Village

Alathur is a mid sized village in Tittakudi tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,499, made up of 751 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Tittakudi
Pincode 606303
Area (hectares) 254.54 hectares
Population 1,499
Male Population 751
Female Population 748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alathur compares

By the 2011 count Alathur is the 68th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,790 residents. Its 254.54 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 976.

Getting to Alathur

Alathur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Alathur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Alathur from other places

Alathur lies about 33 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Thiruthuraiyur, about 6.9 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 Thiruthuraiyur 6.9 km
Nearest town Panruti 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tittakudi 33 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 33 km

Villages closest to Alathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alathur village had a population of 1,499. That makes it the 68th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,790 residents.

Alathur village has 751 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alathur has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Alathur is 606303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alathur covers 254.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alathur falls under Tittakudi tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alathur is Thiruthuraiyur, about 6.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Alathur.

Alathur is about 33 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alathur is in Tittakudi tehsil of Cuddalore district. Thiruthuraiyur is about 6.9 km away. Panruti is about 9.8 km away. Tittakudi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adharnatham (2.6 km), Nidhinatham (2.6 km) and Ramanatham (2.6 km).

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

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