About Athiyur Village

Athiyur is a large village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,608, made up of 2,312 males and 2,296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 731.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Sankarapuram
Pincode	605801
Area (hectares)	731.55 hectares
Population	4,608
Male Population	2,312
Female Population	2,296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Athiyur compares

By the 2011 count Athiyur is the 18th 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 731.55 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Athiyur

Athiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Athiyur 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 Athiyur from other places

Athiyur lies about 55 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Adichchanur, about 26 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 Athiyur
Tehsil headquarters	Sankarapuram	8.9 km
Nearest town	Kallakkurichchi	22 km
Nearest railway station	Adichchanur	26 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	55 km

Villages closest to Athiyur

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 Athiyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Athiyur village had a population of 4,608. That makes it the 18th 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.

Athiyur village has 2,312 males and 2,296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athiyur has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Athiyur is 605801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athiyur covers 731.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Athiyur is Adichchanur, about 26 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 Athiyur.

Athiyur is about 55 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athiyur is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Sankarapuram is about 8.9 km away. Kallakkurichchi is about 22 km away. Adichchanur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.