# Alathur Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/alathur/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Alathur Alathur is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603110**. The 2011 Census counted **2,189 people in 534 households**, the 36th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 2,189people (2011) - 534households - 86.3%literacy - 603110PIN code ## Alathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alathur is 603110.** Alathur falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603110 - Gram panchayatAlathur - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629490 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? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)55 km by road - Thiruporur (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? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Alathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thiruporur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Padur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kelambakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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, ground nut and water melon**. About 23% of the 561 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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, 23 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Alathur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **96% Toilet within the home ****23%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **60% Tap water ****98%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **48% Use banking services ****55%** **48% Television ****93%** **91% Mobile phone ****75%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****37%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****1%** **3% Own their home ****79%** **85% 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 · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154** **969 Working population ****56.2%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.2% for men and 80.0% for women. 69% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 118 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (3%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 681 (55%) · **■** Marginal 376 (31%) 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 Chengalpattu - Rattinamangalam2,324 people - Perumathunallur2,292 people - Pattipulam2,250 people - Kalvoy2,214 people - Kumizhi2,140 people - Venkatapuram2,137 people - Sirunkundram2,097 people - Oragadam1,985 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alathur?603110 - How far is Alathur from Kancheepuram?55 km by road - What is the population of Alathur?2,189 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alathur in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alathur?86.3% (Census 2011)