# Alathur Village, Kulithalai, Karur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/kulithalai/alathur/ Village · Kulithalai, Karur # Alathur Alathur is a village in Kulithalai sub-district of Karur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621313**. The 2011 Census counted **1,594 people in 352 households**, the 31st largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%. - 1,594people (2011) - 352households - 72.2%literacy - 621313PIN code ## Alathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alathur is 621313.** Alathur falls in Kulithalai sub-district, Karur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621313 - Gram panchayatAlathur - Community development blockThogaimalai - Census village code635630 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? - Kulithalai (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Karur (district HQ)60 km by road - Nangavaram (nearest town)8 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? 16 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruchirappalli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · R .T. Malai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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? About 31% of the 685 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 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, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Alathur · ■ Kulithalai rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **91% Toilet within the home ****20%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **83% Tap water ****90%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **78% Use banking services ****58%** **47% Television ****89%** **88% Mobile phone ****70%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****42%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 · ■ Kulithalai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **70.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **987 Working population ****58.8%** **53.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 64.1% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 215 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 383 (41%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 323 (34%) · **■** Marginal 9 (1%) 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 Kulithalai - Pillur2,560 people - Thalinji2,352 people - Kumaramangalam2,091 people - Chinniyampalayam2,025 people - Sooriyanur1,549 people - Puluderi1,307 people - Manathattai1,206 people - Uthuppatti207 people [All 36 villages in Kulithalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/kulithalai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alathur?621313 - How far is Alathur from Karur?60 km by road - What is the population of Alathur?1,594 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alathur in?Karur district (Kulithalai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alathur?72.2% (Census 2011)