# Alathur Village, Pattukkottai, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/pattukkottai/alathur/ Village · Pattukkottai, Thanjavur # Alathur Alathur is a village in Pattukkottai sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614901**. The 2011 Census counted **4,733 people in 1,292 households**, the 5th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%. - 4,733people (2011) - 1,292households - 77.1%literacy - 614901PIN code ## Alathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alathur is 614901.** Alathur falls in Pattukkottai sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614901 - Gram panchayatAlathur - Community development blockMadukkur - Census village code638982 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? - Pattukkottai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)55 km by road - Madukkur (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? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Alathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Karambayam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pattukkottai - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 **coconut, paddy and ground nut**. Products made here include oil, rice and rope. About 54% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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, 78 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Alathur · ■ Pattukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **82% Toilet within the home ****42%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **69% Tap water ****86%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **87% Use banking services ****45%** **42% Television ****92%** **83% Mobile phone ****61%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **7% Own their home ****75%** **86% 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 · ■ Pattukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%** **77.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1188** **1083 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996** **964 Working population ****45.1%** **43.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 69.7% for women. 52% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 117 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (9%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 227 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,570 (74%) 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 Pattukkottai - Thamarankottai North7,557 people - Sarabendrarajanpattinam6,481 people - Edayathi North6,215 people - Madukkur5,453 people - Eripurakarai4,285 people - Kalathur East3,920 people - Pallikondan3,813 people - Vikkiramam3,734 people [All 166 villages in Pattukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/pattukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alathur?614901 - How far is Alathur from Thanjavur?55 km by road - What is the population of Alathur?4,733 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alathur in?Thanjavur district (Pattukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alathur?77.1% (Census 2011)