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About Alathur Village

Alathur is a mid sized village in Nagapattinam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,225, made up of 611 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609604, 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 Nagapattinam
Tehsil Nagapattinam
Pincode 609604
Area (hectares) 323.43 hectares
Population 1,225
Male Population 611
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 59th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,942 residents. Its 323.43 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

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 16 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Tirumalairayanpattinam, about 6.7 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 town Kāraikāl 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Tirumalairayanpattinam 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagapattinam 16 km

Villages closest to Alathur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagapattinam 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 1,225. That makes it the 59th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,942 residents.

Alathur village has 611 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alathur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Alathur is 609604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alathur covers 323.43 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 Nagapattinam tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alathur is Tirumalairayanpattinam, about 6.7 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 16 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alathur is in Nagapattinam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kāraikāl is about 6.5 km away. Tirumalairayanpattinam is about 6.7 km away. Nagapattinam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kattumavadi (2.1 km), Kottamangalam (2.3 km) and Siyathanmangai (2.9 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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