About Alathur Village

Alathur is a large village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,733, made up of 2,163 males and 2,570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Pattukkottai
Pincode	614901
Area (hectares)	340.8 hectares
Population	4,733
Male Population	2,163
Female Population	2,570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,188
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alathur compares

By the 2011 count Alathur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 340.8 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1090.

Getting to Alathur

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

Alathur lies about 40 km from Thanjavur. 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 Alathur
Tehsil headquarters	Pattukkottai	8.1 km
District headquarters	Thanjavur	40 km

Villages closest to Alathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alathur village had a population of 4,733. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Alathur village has 2,163 males and 2,570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alathur has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Alathur is 614901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alathur covers 340.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alathur falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Alathur notes the nearest railway station 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 Alathur.

Alathur is about 40 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alathur is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Pattukkottai is about 8.1 km away. Thanjavur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.