# Alathur Village, Sankari, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Sankari, Salem 

# Alathur

Alathur is a village in Sankari sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637303**. The 2011 Census counted **2,318 people in 651 households**, the 23rd largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 2,318people (2011)
- 651households
- 61.9%literacy
- 637303PIN code

## Alathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alathur is 637303.** Alathur falls in Sankari sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code637303
- Gram panchayatAlathur
- Community development blockSankari
- Census village code633943

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?

- Sankari (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)46 km by road
- Thevur (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 Alathur?

18 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thevur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Virachchipalayam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 **maize, bengal gram and whole green gram**. About 83% of the 750 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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, 87 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Alathur · ■ Sankari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**79%

Tap water ****77%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**56%

Use banking services ****26%**

**38%

Television ****81%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****60%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****87%**

**90%

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 · ■ Sankari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**893

Working population ****59.0%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 50.6% for women. 67% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 514 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 383 (28%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 452 (33%) · **■** Marginal 14 (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 Sankari

- Manjakalpatti3,161 people
- Kaveripatti Agraharam3,095 people
- Vadugapatti2,701 people
- Pullakkavundampatti2,662 people
- Sanniyasipatti Ag.2,212 people
- Annadanapatti2,084 people
- Irugalur Pudupalayam1,484 people
- Olakkachinnanur1,391 people

[All 41 villages in Sankari](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/sankari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alathur?637303
- How far is Alathur from Salem?46 km by road
- What is the population of Alathur?2,318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alathur in?Salem district (Sankari sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Alathur?61.9% (Census 2011)