About Athur Village

Athur is a mid sized village in Thirumayam tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 791, made up of 413 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 690.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622402, 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	Pudukkottai
Tehsil	Thirumayam
Pincode	622402
Area (hectares)	690.34 hectares
Population	791
Male Population	413
Female Population	378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Athur compares

By the 2011 count Athur is the 47th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents. Its 690.34 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, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Athur

Athur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ 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 22 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Tirumayam, about 13 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	Tirumayam	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thirumayam	22 km
District headquarters	Pudukkottai	22 km

Villages closest to Athur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thirumayam 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 791. That makes it the 47th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents.

Athur village has 413 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Athur is 622402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athur covers 690.34 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.

Athur falls under Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Athur is Tirumayam, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Athur.

Athur is about 22 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athur is in Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Tirumayam is about 13 km away. Thirumayam is about 22 km away. Pudukkottai is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.