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About Athiyur Village

Athiyur is a small village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 203 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Yercaud
Pincode 636601
Area (hectares) 307.38 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 203
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Athiyur compares

By the 2011 count Athiyur is the 36th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 307.38 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Athiyur

Athiyur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Athiyur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Athiyur from other places

Athiyur lies about 22 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Danishpet, about under 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 Athiyur
Nearest railway station Danishpet under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Yercaud 11 km
District headquarters Salem 22 km

Villages closest to Athiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athiyur village had a population of 381. That makes it the 36th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Athiyur village has 203 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athiyur has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Athiyur is 636601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athiyur covers 307.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Athiyur falls under Yercaud tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Athiyur is Danishpet, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance for Athiyur.

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

Athiyur is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Danishpet is about under 2 km away. Yercaud is about 11 km away. Salem is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Attur Chat (under 2 km), Attur Chat Extension (under 2 km) and Kanjeri (2.3 km).

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

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