# Alathurai Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/alathurai/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Alathurai Alathurai is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604408**. The 2011 Census counted **1,437 people in 341 households**, the 76th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,437people (2011) - 341households - 67.3%literacy - 604408PIN code ## Alathurai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alathurai is 604408.** Alathurai falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604408 - Gram panchayatAlathurai - Community development blockAnakkavur - Census village code631430 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alathurai from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)85 km by road - Uthiramerur (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 Alathurai? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Alathurai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Irumbedu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thennangur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Uthiramerur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Alathurai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 59% of the 339 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Alathurai Of every 100 households in Alathurai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Alathurai · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **87% Tap water ****100%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **69% Use banking services ****23%** **43% Television ****96%** **88% Mobile phone ****58%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Alathurai? ■ Alathurai · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **965 Working population ****59.2%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 56.9% for women. 64% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 31 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 429 (50%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 63 (7%) · **■** Marginal 308 (36%) 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 Cheyyar - Vengodu1,526 people - Mel Nemili1,457 people - Vadathinallur1,445 people - Menallur1,444 people - Kunnathur1,433 people - Ramakrishnapuram1,422 people - Nedumpirai1,418 people - Vakkadai1,406 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alathurai?604408 - How far is Alathurai from Tiruvannamalai?85 km by road - What is the population of Alathurai?1,437 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alathurai in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alathurai?67.3% (Census 2011)