About Alathurai Village

Alathurai is a mid sized village in Cheyyar tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,437, made up of 745 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alathurai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alathurai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Cheyyar
Pincode	604408
Area (hectares)	339.4 hectares
Population	1,437
Male Population	745
Female Population	692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 34 km distance

How Alathurai compares

By the 2011 count Alathurai is the 76th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 339.4 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 994.

Getting to Alathurai

Alathurai 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 Alathurai 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 34 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alathurai from other places

Alathurai lies about 76 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Pakkam, about 21 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 Alathurai
Nearest town	Uttiramerūr	9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheyyar	18 km
Nearest railway station	Pakkam	21 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	76 km

Villages closest to Alathurai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alathurai village had a population of 1,437. That makes it the 76th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Alathurai village has 745 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alathurai has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Alathurai is 604408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alathurai covers 339.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alathurai falls under Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alathurai is Pakkam, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 34 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Alathurai.

Alathurai is about 76 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alathurai is in Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Uttiramerūr is about 9.7 km away. Cheyyar is about 18 km away. Pakkam is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.