# Alathur Village, Karvetinagar, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/karvetinagar/alathur/ Village · Karvetinagar, Chittoor # Alathur Alathur is a village in Karvetinagar sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517582**. The 2011 Census counted **1,415 people in 346 households**, the 12th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%. - 1,415people (2011) - 346households - 77.5%literacy - 517582PIN code ## Alathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alathur is 517582.** Alathur falls in Karvetinagar sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517582 - Gram panchayatAlathur - Community development blockKarvetinagar - Census village code596430 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? - Karvetinagaram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)43 km by road - Tirupati (nearest town)50 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? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Alathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Katherapalle - ○Degree college10+ km · Karvetinagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karvetinagar - ○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 libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 **sugar cane, ground nut and paddy**. About 18% of the 920 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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, 94 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Alathur · ■ Karvetinagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **90% Toilet within the home ****26%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **80% Tap water ****97%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **84% Use banking services ****64%** **67% Television ****65%** **50% Mobile phone ****49%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **28% Own their home ****97%** **93% 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 · ■ Karvetinagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%** **70.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****698** **959 Working population ****58.9%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 69.2% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 308 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 284 (34%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 92 (11%) · **■** Marginal 147 (18%) 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 Karvetinagar - Katherapalle1,815 people - Gopichettipalle1,706 people - Kethumatmaharajapuram1,685 people - Ponnagallu1,657 people - Surendranagaram1,331 people - Mukkaravaripalle1,237 people - Kasavarajapura Agraharam1,151 people - Makamambavilasam1,126 people [All 26 villages in Karvetinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/karvetinagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alathur?517582 - How far is Alathur from Chittoor?43 km by road - What is the population of Alathur?1,415 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alathur in?Chittoor district (Karvetinagar sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Alathur?77.5% (Census 2011)