About Athur Village

Athur is a large village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,981, made up of 2,510 males and 2,471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 642.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Ulundurpettai
Pincode	606102
Area (hectares)	642.61 hectares
Population	4,981
Male Population	2,510
Female Population	2,471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Athur compares

By the 2011 count Athur is the 11th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 642.61 hectares work out to about 7.8 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 981.

Getting to Athur

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

Athur lies about 14 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Thiruthuraiyur, about 6.9 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 Athur
Nearest railway station	Thiruthuraiyur	6.9 km
Nearest town	Panruti	9.8 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ulundurpettai	24 km

Villages closest to Athur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athur village had a population of 4,981. That makes it the 11th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Athur village has 2,510 males and 2,471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athur has about 984 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Athur is 606102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athur covers 642.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Athur falls under Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Athur is Thiruthuraiyur, about 6.9 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 Athur.

Athur is about 14 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athur is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Thiruthuraiyur is about 6.9 km away. Panruti is about 9.8 km away. Viluppuram is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.