About Alathur Village

Alathur is a large village in Chengam tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,933, made up of 2,034 males and 1,899 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 798.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606702, 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	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Chengam
Pincode	606702
Area (hectares)	798.02 hectares
Population	3,933
Male Population	2,034
Female Population	1,899
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 15 km distance

How Alathur compares

By the 2011 count Alathur is the 14th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 798.02 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

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 village. 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 Alathur from other places

Alathur lies about 58 km from Tiruvannamalai. 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 town	Tirupattur	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chengam	28 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	58 km

Villages closest to Alathur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chengam 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 3,933. That makes it the 14th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Alathur village has 2,034 males and 1,899 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alathur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Alathur is 606702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alathur covers 798.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alathur falls under Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Alathur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 15 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 58 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alathur is in Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Tirupattur is about 5.1 km away. Chengam is about 28 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.