# Alathur Village, Avanashi, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/avanashi/alathur/ Village · Avanashi, Tiruppur # Alathur Alathur is a village in Avanashi sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **641655**. The 2011 Census counted **4,545 people in 1,343 households**, the 11th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%. - 4,545people (2011) - 1,343households - 61.8%literacy - 641655PIN code ## Alathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alathur is 641655.** Alathur falls in Avanashi sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code641655 - Gram panchayatAlathur - Community development blockAvinashi - Census village code644738 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? - Avanashi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)32 km by road - Punjai Puliampatti (nearest town)5 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? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Alathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial 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 - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 **ground nut, banana and coconut**. Products made here include spinning mill thread and milk products. About 58% of the 1,480 hectares of village land is sown, and 350 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, 81 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Alathur · ■ Avanashi rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **89% Toilet within the home ****10%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **68% Tap water ****69%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **42% Use banking services ****64%** **46% Television ****79%** **86% Mobile phone ****68%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****41%** **50% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****91%** **84% 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 · ■ Avanashi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%** **69.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **1005 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **964 Working population ****56.7%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.1% for men and 52.7% for women. 69% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 412 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,218 (47%) · **■** Household industry 39 (2%) · **■** Other work 857 (33%) · **■** Marginal 53 (2%) 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 Avanashi - Thathanur5,166 people - Muriandampalayam5,152 people - Kalipalayam4,743 people - Pongalur4,550 people - Thandukkarampalayam4,493 people - Kanur3,957 people - Mangarasavalayapalayam3,805 people - Vettuvapalayam3,718 people [All 76 villages in Avanashi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/avanashi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alathur?641655 - How far is Alathur from Tiruppur?32 km by road - What is the population of Alathur?4,545 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alathur in?Tiruppur district (Avanashi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alathur?61.8% (Census 2011)