# Alathur Village, Nanjangud, Mysore (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Nanjangud, Mysore 

# Alathur

Alathur is a village in Nanjangud sub-district of Mysore district, Karnataka, PIN code **571111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,677 people in 384 households**, the 84th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.

- 1,677people (2011)
- 384households
- 61.2%literacy
- 571111PIN code

## Alathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alathur is 571111.** Alathur falls in Nanjangud sub-district, Mysore district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571111
- Gram panchayatHosakote
- Community development blockNanjangud
- Census village code619200

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?

- Nanjangud (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Mysore (district HQ)25 km by road
- Nanjangud (nearest town)18 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?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Alathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private 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 · Hosakote
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nanjangud
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanjangud
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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**. About 76% of the 442 hectares of village land is sown, and 172 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, 86 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Alathur · ■ Nanjangud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**80%

Tap water ****64%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**82%

Use banking services ****39%**

**32%

Television ****56%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**23%

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 · ■ Nanjangud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**59.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1156**

**967

Working population ****42.6%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 53.1% for women. 65% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 231 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 237 (33%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 202 (28%) · **■** Marginal 40 (6%)

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 Nanjangud

- Thoravalli1,731 people
- Gattavadipura1,729 people
- Kalkunda1,721 people
- Karlapura1,684 people
- Hulimavu1,675 people
- Srikantanagar1,655 people
- Doddahomma1,629 people
- Mullur1,628 people

[All 190 villages in Nanjangud](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/mysore/nanjangud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alathur?571111
- How far is Alathur from Mysore?25 km by road
- What is the population of Alathur?1,677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alathur in?Mysore district (Nanjangud sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Alathur?61.2% (Census 2011)