# Athur Village, Thirumayam, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Thirumayam, Pudukkottai 

# Athur

Athur is a village in Thirumayam sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622402**. The 2011 Census counted **791 people in 162 households**, the 48th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 791people (2011)
- 162households
- 74.7%literacy
- 622402PIN code

## Athur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Athur is 622402.** Athur falls in Thirumayam sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code622402
- Gram panchayatAthur
- Community development blockThirumayam
- Census village code639459

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?

- Thirumayam (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)24 km by road
- Pudukkottai (nearest town)24 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?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Athur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Kulipirai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thekkattur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thekkattur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 **paddy, sugarcane and coconut**. About 10% of the 690 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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, 97 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Athur · ■ Thirumayam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**66%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**75%

Use banking services ****98%**

**65%

Television ****98%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 · ■ Thirumayam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****617**

**966

Working population ****62.2%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 63.0% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 291 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (35%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Thirumayam

- Arammanaipatti858 people
- Thalayattivayal839 people
- Meyyapuram807 people
- Peraiyur805 people
- Pallivasal741 people
- Adugapatti668 people
- Kummangudi590 people
- Rarapuram579 people

[All 81 villages in Thirumayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/thirumayam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Athur?622402
- How far is Athur from Pudukkottai?24 km by road
- What is the population of Athur?791 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Athur in?Pudukkottai district (Thirumayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Athur?74.7% (Census 2011)