About Athur Village

Athur is a mid sized village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,904, made up of 982 males and 922 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 583.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603310, 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	Maduranthakam
Pincode	603310
Area (hectares)	583.95 hectares
Population	1,904
Male Population	982
Female Population	922
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 3 km distance

How Athur compares

By the 2011 count Athur is the 32nd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 583.95 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

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 3 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Athur from other places

Athur lies about 30 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Pakkam, about 23 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 town	Vandavāsi	8.9 km
Nearest railway station	Pakkam	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maduranthakam	30 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	30 km

Villages closest to Athur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maduranthakam 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 1,904. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Athur village has 982 males and 922 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Athur is 603310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athur covers 583.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Athur is Pakkam, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 3 km distance.

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

Athur is about 30 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 Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Vandavāsi is about 8.9 km away. Pakkam is about 23 km away. Maduranthakam is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.