# Alathur Village, Bhavani, Erode (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/bhavani/alathur/ Village · Bhavani, Erode # Alathur Alathur is a village in Bhavani sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638455**. The 2011 Census counted **1,977 people in 598 households**, the 42nd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%. - 1,977people (2011) - 598households - 54.6%literacy - 638455PIN code ## Alathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alathur is 638455.** Alathur falls in Bhavani sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638455 - Gram panchayatAlathur - Community development blockBhavani - Census village code634884 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? - Bhavani (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Erode (district HQ)25 km by road - Salangapalayam (nearest town)4 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 - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kavandapadi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pallapalayam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Salangapalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 **sugarcane, turmeric and banana**. Products made here include bricks, door mat, bedsheet and palm leave products. About 79% of the 303 hectares of village land is sown, and 240 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, 93 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Alathur · ■ Bhavani rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **86% Toilet within the home ****19%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **68% Tap water ****93%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **57% Use banking services ****54%** **49% Television ****76%** **83% Mobile phone ****60%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****42%** **38% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****95%** **88% 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 · ■ Bhavani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%** **62.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **931 Working population ****56.9%** **57.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.4% for men and 45.8% for women. 65% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 146 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 706 (63%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 206 (18%) · **■** Marginal 39 (3%) 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 Bhavani - Kuthampoondi2,422 people - Kadappanallur2,305 people - Kilwani2,212 people - Attavanaipudur2,188 people - Padavalkalvai1,855 people - Andikulam1,710 people - Settipalayam1,445 people - Sanyasipatti1,387 people [All 53 villages in Bhavani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/bhavani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alathur?638455 - How far is Alathur from Erode?25 km by road - What is the population of Alathur?1,977 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alathur in?Erode district (Bhavani sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alathur?54.6% (Census 2011)