About Unathur Village

Unathur is one of the larger villages in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,202, made up of 2,619 males and 2,583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 960.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Unathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Unathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Attur
Pincode	636112
Area (hectares)	960.84 hectares
Population	5,202
Male Population	2,619
Female Population	2,583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Unathur compares

By the 2011 count Unathur is the 16th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 960.84 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Unathur

Unathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Unathur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Unathur from other places

Unathur lies about 69 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Melnariyappanur, about 6.2 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 Unathur
Nearest railway station	Melnariyappanur	6.2 km
Nearest town	Chinna Salem	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Attur	22 km
District headquarters	Salem	69 km

Villages closest to Unathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Unathur village had a population of 5,202. That makes it the 16th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Unathur village has 2,619 males and 2,583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Unathur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Unathur is 636112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Unathur covers 960.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Unathur falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Unathur is Melnariyappanur, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Unathur is about 69 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Unathur is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Melnariyappanur is about 6.2 km away. Chinna Salem is about 9.9 km away. Attur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.