About Alathur Village

Alathur is a mid sized village in Kodavasal tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,880, made up of 976 males and 904 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609405, 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	Thiruvarur
Tehsil	Kodavasal
Pincode	609405
Area (hectares)	362.95 hectares
Population	1,880
Male Population	976
Female Population	904
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alathur compares

By the 2011 count Alathur is the 37th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents. Its 362.95 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 22 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Tirunageswaram, about 10 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
Tehsil headquarters	Kodavasal	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Tirunageswaram	10 km
Nearest town	Kumbakonam	12 km
District headquarters	Thiruvarur	22 km

Villages closest to Alathur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kodavasal 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 1,880. That makes it the 37th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents.

Alathur village has 976 males and 904 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alathur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Alathur is 609405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alathur covers 362.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alathur falls under Kodavasal tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alathur is Tirunageswaram, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Alathur.

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

Alathur is in Kodavasal tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Kodavasal is about 4.2 km away. Tirunageswaram is about 10 km away. Kumbakonam is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.