# Alathur Village, Buchinaidu Kandriga – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/buchinaidu-kandriga/alathur/ Village · Buchinaidu Kandriga, Chittoor # Alathur Alathur is a village in Buchinaidu Kandriga sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517640**. The 2011 Census counted **3,088 people in 875 households**, the 4th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%. - 3,088people (2011) - 875households - 62.5%literacy - 517640PIN code ## Alathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alathur is 517640.** Alathur falls in Buchinaidu Kandriga sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517640 - Gram panchayatAlathur,Govindappanaidu Khandriga&Pilletivari Khandriga - Community development blockBuchinaidu Kandriga - Census village code595916 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alathur from nearby towns? - Buchinaidu Kandriga (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)125 km by road - Srikalahasti (nearest town)15 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Alathur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Alathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Srikalahasti - ○Degree college10+ km · Srikalahasti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikalahasti - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Alathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugar cane and ground nut**. About 27% of the 2,114 hectares of village land is sown, and 545 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Alathur Of every 100 households in Alathur in 2011, 85 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Alathur · ■ Buchinaidu Kandriga rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **93% Toilet within the home ****3%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **86% Tap water ****82%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **81% Use banking services ****79%** **63% Television ****41%** **54% Mobile phone ****52%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****31%** **27% Own their home ****98%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Alathur? ■ Alathur · ■ Buchinaidu Kandriga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%** **65.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920** **959 Working population ****56.2%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.8% for men and 53.4% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 169 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,073 (62%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 88 (5%) · **■** Marginal 376 (22%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Buchinaidu Kandriga - Neerpakota3,839 people - Kanamanambedu3,553 people - Katur3,309 people - Kanchanaputtur3,057 people - Kallivettu2,475 people - Gajulapellore1,883 people - Pallamala1,558 people [All 24 villages in Buchinaidu Kandriga](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/buchinaidu-kandriga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alathur?517640 - How far is Alathur from Chittoor?125 km by road - What is the population of Alathur?3,088 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alathur in?Chittoor district (Buchinaidu Kandriga sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Alathur?62.5% (Census 2011)