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About Alathurnadu Village

Alathurnadu is a mid sized village in Rasipuram tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 828, made up of 426 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 772.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alathurnadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alathurnadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Namakkal
Tehsil Rasipuram
Pincode 637411
Area (hectares) 772.32 hectares
Population 828
Male Population 426
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alathurnadu compares

By the 2011 count Alathurnadu is the 63rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,246 residents. Its 772.32 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Alathurnadu

Alathurnadu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Alathurnadu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Alathurnadu from other places

Alathurnadu lies about 30 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Kalangani, about 26 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 Alathurnadu
Nearest town Tammampatti 13 km
Nearest railway station Kalangani 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Rasipuram 28 km
District headquarters Namakkal 30 km

Villages closest to Alathurnadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alathurnadu village had a population of 828. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,246 residents.

Alathurnadu village has 426 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alathurnadu has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Alathurnadu is 637411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alathurnadu covers 772.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alathurnadu falls under Rasipuram tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alathurnadu is Kalangani, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Alathurnadu.

Alathurnadu is about 30 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alathurnadu is in Rasipuram tehsil of Namakkal district. Tammampatti is about 13 km away. Kalangani is about 26 km away. Rasipuram is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thiruppulinadu (4.1 km), Nayakkankombai R F (6.1 km) and Pudupallapatti (6.7 km).

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

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