# Alathur, Palakkad (Kerala) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Palakkad, Kerala 

# Alathur

Alathur is a sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala. At the 2011 Census it had **444,995 people**, 1 town and 29 villages (29 inhabited). The largest village is Melarcode (26,155 people).

- 444,995people (2011)
- 29villages
- 1towns
- 87.2%literacy

## Population of Alathur compared with Palakkad

■ Alathur · ■ Palakkad district

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**967

Working population ****41.2%**

**37.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Alathur

Of every 100 households in Alathur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Alathur · ■ Palakkad district

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**9%

Tap water ****59%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**70%

Use banking services ****73%**

**75%

Television ****70%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**7%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****95%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Alathur

- Alathur26,720 people

## Largest villages in Alathur

- Melarcode · 26,155 people
- Kizhakkencheri-I · 23,344 people
- Puducode · 21,733 people
- Vadakkancheri-I · 20,973 people
- Kuzhalmannam-I · 17,848 people
- Kizhakkencheri-II · 17,584 people
- Kuthannur-I · 17,471 people
- Kavasseri-I · 17,333 people
- Erimayur-I · 15,319 people
- Erimayur-II · 15,302 people
- Vadakkancheri-II · 14,918 people
- Thenkurissi-I · 14,429 people
- Kannambra-I · 14,303 people
- Tarur-II · 13,376 people
- Vandazhi-I · 13,128 people
- Thenkurissi-II · 13,010 people

[All 29 villages in Alathur →](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Alathur?29 (29 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Alathur in?Palakkad district, Kerala
- What is the population of Alathur?444,995 (Census 2011)