About Alathur Village

Alathur is a mid sized village in Mannargudi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,838, made up of 937 males and 901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610203, 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	Mannargudi
Pincode	610203
Area (hectares)	419.65 hectares
Population	1,838
Male Population	937
Female Population	901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
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 the 63rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,046 residents. Its 419.65 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

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 15 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Tirunellikaval, about 4.7 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 Alathur
Nearest railway station	Tirunellikaval	4.7 km
Nearest town	Koothanallur	12 km
District headquarters	Thiruvarur	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mannargudi	16 km

Villages closest to Alathur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mannargudi 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 1,838. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,046 residents.

Alathur village has 937 males and 901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alathur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Alathur is 610203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alathur covers 419.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Alathur is Tirunellikaval, about 4.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Alathur.

Alathur is about 15 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 Mannargudi tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Tirunellikaval is about 4.7 km away. Koothanallur is about 12 km away. Thiruvarur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.