# Alathur Village, Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/gundlupet/alathur/ Village · Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar # Alathur Alathur is a village in Gundlupet sub-district of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, PIN code **571111**. The 2011 Census counted **2,384 people in 571 households**, the 29th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%. - 2,384people (2011) - 571households - 63.8%literacy - 571111PIN code ## Alathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alathur is 571111.** Alathur falls in Gundlupet sub-district, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka. - PIN code571111 - Gram panchayatAlathur - Community development blockGundlupet - Census village code619481 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? - Gundlupet (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Chamarajanagar (district HQ)53 km by road - Gundlupet (nearest town)17 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? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Alathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gundlupet - ○Degree college10+ km · Gundlupet - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gundlupet - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 16 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 **jowar**. About 37% of the 1,634 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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, 89 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Alathur · ■ Gundlupet rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **80% Toilet within the home ****19%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **87% Tap water ****74%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%** **79% Use banking services ****65%** **41% Television ****48%** **38% Mobile phone ****41%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **30% Own their home ****95%** **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 · ■ Gundlupet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%** **57.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832** **973 Working population ****45.6%** **50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.1% for men and 59.2% for women. 69% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 599 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 373 (34%) · **■** Other work 60 (6%) · **■** Marginal 56 (5%) 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 Gundlupet - Bachahalli2,465 people - Kaggala2,417 people - Ankahalli2,411 people - Kodahalli2,405 people - Chikkathuppur2,379 people - Nenekatte2,351 people - Seegavadi2,267 people - Thondavadi2,158 people [All 158 villages in Gundlupet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/gundlupet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alathur?571111 - How far is Alathur from Chamarajanagar?53 km by road - What is the population of Alathur?2,384 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alathur in?Chamarajanagar district (Gundlupet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Alathur?63.8% (Census 2011)