About Alathur Village

Alathur is a mid sized village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,894, made up of 925 males and 969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604303, 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	Tindivanam
Pincode	604303
Area (hectares)	454.57 hectares
Population	1,894
Male Population	925
Female Population	969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 26 km distance

How Alathur compares

By the 2011 count Alathur is the 58th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 454.57 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

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 26 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 52 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Karasangal, about 19 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	Marakkanam	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	Karasangal	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tindivanam	24 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	52 km

Villages closest to Alathur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tindivanam 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 1,894. That makes it the 58th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Alathur village has 925 males and 969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alathur has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Alathur is 604303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alathur covers 454.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Alathur is Karasangal, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 26 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 52 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 Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Marakkanam is about 7.8 km away. Karasangal is about 19 km away. Tindivanam is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.