# Alathur, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/alathur/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Alathur Alathur is a village in [Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/) sub-district of [Tiruvannamalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **606702**. The 2011 Census counted **3,933 people in 939 households**, the 14th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 3,933people (2011) - 939households - 67.5%literacy - 606702PIN code ## Alathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alathur is 606702.** Alathur falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606702 - Gram panchayatOravanthavadi - Community development blockPudupalayam - Census village code631883 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? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)15 km by road - Pudupalayam (nearest town)10 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 · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn 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 · Kanji - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pudupalayam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pudupalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 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, ground nut and sugarcane**. Products made here include rice, oil and jaggery. About 54% of the 798 hectares of village land is sown, and 429 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, 93 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Alathur · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **89% Toilet within the home ****8%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **90% Tap water ****92%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **85% Use banking services ****44%** **29% Television ****92%** **80% Mobile phone ****61%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **9% Own their home ****97%** **97% 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 · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****777** **885 Working population ****50.3%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 57.3% for women. 61% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 514 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 807 (41%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 383 (19%) · **■** Marginal 265 (13%) 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 Chengam - Eraiyur4,089 people - Valayambattu4,040 people - Andanur4,004 people - Kayambattu3,940 people - Munnuramangalam3,870 people - Panaiolapadi3,557 people - Quilam3,556 people - Se.Sorapanandal3,503 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Other places named Alathur - Alathur · Sub-district, Palakkad · 444,995 people - Alathur · Town, Palakkad · 26,720 people - Alathur · Village, Mukundapuram, Thrissur · 12,678 people - Alathur · Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram · 5,875 people - Alathur · Village, Pattukkottai, Thanjavur · 4,733 people - Alathur · Village, Avanashi, Tiruppur · 4,545 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alathur?606702 - How far is Alathur from Tiruvannamalai?15 km by road - What is the population of Alathur?3,933 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alathur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alathur?67.5% (Census 2011)