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About Athinathapuram Village

Athinathapuram is a mid sized village in Tiruchendur tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,412, made up of 713 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athinathapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athinathapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Tiruchendur
Pincode 628612
Area (hectares) 299.17 hectares
Population 1,412
Male Population 713
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Athinathapuram compares

By the 2011 count Athinathapuram is the 32nd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents. Its 299.17 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 1065.

Getting to Athinathapuram

Athinathapuram 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 Athinathapuram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Athinathapuram from other places

Athinathapuram lies about 30 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Alwar Tirunagari, about 2.6 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 Athinathapuram
Nearest railway station Alwar Tirunagari 2.6 km
Nearest town Arumuganeri 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchendur 25 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 30 km

Villages closest to Athinathapuram

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

Common questions about Athinathapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Athinathapuram village had a population of 1,412. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents.

Athinathapuram village has 713 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athinathapuram has about 980 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 1065.

The pincode recorded for Athinathapuram is 628612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athinathapuram covers 299.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Athinathapuram falls under Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Athinathapuram is Alwar Tirunagari, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Athinathapuram.

Athinathapuram is about 30 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athinathapuram is in Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Alwar Tirunagari is about 2.6 km away. Arumuganeri is about 19 km away. Tiruchendur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malavarayanatham (1.6 km), Udayarkulam (2.5 km) and Kurippankulam (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Athinathapuram today is likely to be higher.

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