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About Athur Thottam Village

Athur Thottam is a small village in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 115 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athur Thottam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athur Thottam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Papanasam
Pincode 613501
Area (hectares) 9.26 hectares
Population 214
Male Population 115
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Athur Thottam compares

By the 2011 count Athur Thottam is the 99th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 9.26 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Athur Thottam

Athur Thottam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Athur Thottam 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 Thottam from other places

Athur Thottam lies about 7.6 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Titte, about 3.7 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 Athur Thottam
Nearest railway station Titte 3.7 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Papanasam 15 km

Villages closest to Athur Thottam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Papanasam 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 Athur Thottam

As per the Census of India 2011, Athur Thottam village had a population of 214. That makes it the 99th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Athur Thottam village has 115 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athur Thottam has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Athur Thottam is 613501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athur Thottam covers 9.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Athur Thottam falls under Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Athur Thottam is Titte, about 3.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Athur Thottam.

Athur Thottam is about 7.6 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athur Thottam is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Titte is about 3.7 km away. Thanjavur is about 7.6 km away. Papanasam is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vennugudithottam (under 2 km), Melakalakudi (under 2 km) and Utharamangalam (2.1 km).

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

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