About Athur Village

Athur is a large village in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,866, made up of 1,940 males and 1,926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 600067, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Ponneri
Pincode	600067
Area (hectares)	448.24 hectares
Population	3,866
Male Population	1,940
Female Population	1,926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 4 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 15 km distance

How Athur compares

By the 2011 count Athur is the 16th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 448.24 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Athur

Athur 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 Athur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 4 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Athur from other places

Athur lies about 28 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Ponneri, about 11 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
Nearest town	Pādiyanallūr	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Ponneri	11 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	28 km

Villages closest to Athur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athur village had a population of 3,866. That makes it the 16th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Athur village has 1,940 males and 1,926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athur has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Athur is 600067. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athur covers 448.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Athur falls under Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Athur is Ponneri, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 4 km distance for Athur.

Athur is about 28 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athur is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Pādiyanallūr is about 6.3 km away. Ponneri is about 11 km away. Thiruvallur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.