# Alattur Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/alattur/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Alattur Alattur is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625014**. The 2011 Census counted **2,543 people in 647 households**, the 19th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 2,543people (2011) - 647households - 82.1%literacy - 625014PIN code ## Alattur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alattur is 625014.** Alattur falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625014 - Gram panchayatAlathur - Community development blockMadurai West - Census village code640627 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alattur from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)10 km by road - Anaiyur (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 Alattur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Alattur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chettikulam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kannanendal - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kannanendal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Alattur known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 2% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Alattur Of every 100 households in Alattur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Alattur · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **91% Toilet within the home ****46%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **64% Tap water ****95%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **63% Use banking services ****63%** **46% Television ****87%** **87% Mobile phone ****79%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****34%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****76%** **81% 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 Alattur? ■ Alattur · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783** **936 Working population ****40.9%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.0% for men and 74.2% for women. 56% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (13%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 778 (75%) · **■** Marginal 79 (8%) 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 Madurai North - Chatrapatti2,722 people - Poyyakaraipatti2,628 people - Karuppapillaiendal2,586 people - Narasingam2,568 people - Manjampatti2,421 people - Tirumohur2,399 people - Thamaraipatti2,385 people - Varichiyur2,338 people [All 140 villages in Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alattur?625014 - How far is Alattur from Madurai?10 km by road - What is the population of Alattur?2,543 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alattur in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alattur?82.1% (Census 2011)