# Alathur Village, Ambattur, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ambattur/alathur/ Village · Ambattur, Thiruvallur # Alathur Alathur is a village in Ambattur sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600055**. The 2011 Census counted **3,636 people in 973 households**, the 5th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%. - 3,636people (2011) - 973households - 74.6%literacy - 600055PIN code ## Alathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alathur is 600055.** Alathur falls in Ambattur sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600055 - Gram panchayatKaralapakkam, Alathu - Community development blockVillivakkam - Census village code629160 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? - Ambattur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)18 km by road - Thirunindravur (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? 14 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 · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pandeswaram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Morai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Avadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 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)12 h summer · 10 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 **paddy, banana and ground nut**. About 38% of the 604 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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, 22 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Alathur · ■ Ambattur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **96% Toilet within the home ****22%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **58% Tap water ****92%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%** **28% Use banking services ****28%** **32% Television ****75%** **87% Mobile phone ****50%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****34%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****16%** **4% Own their home ****80%** **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 · ■ Ambattur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%** **81.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **950 Working population ****52.3%** **40.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 65.8% for women. 62% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 401 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (15%) · **■** Household industry 35 (2%) · **■** Other work 811 (43%) · **■** Marginal 369 (19%) 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 Ambattur - Vellanur11,668 people - Morai10,873 people - Pammadukulam9,271 people - Palavedu7,944 people - Pothur2,739 people - Kilakondaiyur2,525 people - Pandeswaram2,310 people - Arakkambakkam1,402 people [All 12 villages in Ambattur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ambattur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alathur?600055 - How far is Alathur from Thiruvallur?18 km by road - What is the population of Alathur?3,636 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alathur in?Thiruvallur district (Ambattur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alathur?74.6% (Census 2011)