# Athur Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/athur/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Athur Athur is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603103**. The 2011 Census counted **11,981 people in 2,960 households**, the 2nd largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 11,981people (2011) - 2,960households - 80.7%literacy - 603103PIN code ## Athur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Athur is 603103.** Athur falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603103 - Gram panchayatAthur, Thimmavaram - Community development blockKattankolattur - Census village code629473 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Athur from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)30 km by road - Chengalpattu (nearest town)6 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 Athur? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Athur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 3 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 3 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Athur known for? The main crops are **banana, ground nut and paddy**. About 19% of the 1,765 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Athur Of every 100 households in Athur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Athur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **96% Toilet within the home ****49%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **60% Tap water ****99%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%** **48% Use banking services ****45%** **48% Television ****92%** **91% Mobile phone ****60%** **74% Computer with internet ****8%** **3% Two-wheeler ****40%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****90%** **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 Athur? ■ Athur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **969 Working population ****46.5%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 74.0% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,064 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 741 (13%) · **■** Household industry 107 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,949 (35%) · **■** Marginal 1,715 (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 - Mannivakkam13,308 people - Thaiyur10,675 people - Melamaiyur8,468 people - Karanaipuducheri7,467 people - Pudupakkam7,279 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Athur?603103 - How far is Athur from Kancheepuram?30 km by road - What is the population of Athur?11,981 (Census 2011) - Which district is Athur in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Athur?80.7% (Census 2011)