About Alathur Village

Alathur is a large village in Ambattur tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,636, made up of 1,808 males and 1,828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 604.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 600055, 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	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Ambattur
Pincode	600055
Area (hectares)	604.1 hectares
Population	3,636
Male Population	1,808
Female Population	1,828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 6 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 6 km distance

How Alathur compares

By the 2011 count Alathur is the 5th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,507 residents. Its 604.1 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Alathur

Alathur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Alathur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 6 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 6 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 15 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Pattabiram Military Siding, about 3.0 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 Alathur
Nearest railway station	Pattabiram Military Siding	3.0 km
Nearest town	Tinnanūr	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ambattur	14 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	15 km

Villages closest to Alathur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ambattur 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 3,636. That makes it the 5th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,507 residents.

Alathur village has 1,808 males and 1,828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alathur has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Alathur is 600055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alathur covers 604.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alathur falls under Ambattur tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alathur is Pattabiram Military Siding, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 6 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 6 km distance for Alathur.

Alathur is about 15 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alathur is in Ambattur tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Pattabiram Military Siding is about 3.0 km away. Tinnanūr is about 5.2 km away. Ambattur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.