About Athur Village

Athur is one of the larger villages in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,981, made up of 5,972 males and 6,009 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1765.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Chengalpattu
Pincode	603103
Area (hectares)	1765.09 hectares
Population	11,981
Male Population	5,972
Female Population	6,009
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Athur compares

By the 2011 count Athur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 1765.09 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Athur

Athur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Athur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Athur from other places

Athur lies about 36 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Kattangulathur, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station	Kattangulathur	under 2 km
Nearest town	Maraimalainagar	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chengalpattu	14 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	36 km

Villages closest to Athur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athur village had a population of 11,981. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Athur village has 5,972 males and 6,009 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athur has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Athur is 603103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athur covers 1765.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Athur falls under Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Athur is Kattangulathur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Athur.

Athur is about 36 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athur is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Kattangulathur is about under 2 km away. Maraimalainagar is about under 2 km away. Chengalpattu is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.