About Alathur Village

Alathur is one of the larger villages in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,875, made up of 3,007 males and 2,868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1879.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606208, 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	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Sankarapuram
Pincode	606208
Area (hectares)	1879.78 hectares
Population	5,875
Male Population	3,007
Female Population	2,868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alathur compares

By the 2011 count Alathur is the 9th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 1879.78 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 a little below the tehsil average of 979.

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 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 61 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Siruvattur, about 18 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 town	Kallakkurichchi	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankarapuram	10 km
Nearest railway station	Siruvattur	18 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	61 km

Villages closest to Alathur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sankarapuram 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 5,875. That makes it the 9th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Alathur village has 3,007 males and 2,868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alathur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Alathur is 606208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alathur covers 1879.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alathur falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alathur is Siruvattur, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 61 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alathur is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Kallakkurichchi is about 6.9 km away. Sankarapuram is about 10 km away. Siruvattur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.