# Alathur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/alathur/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Alathur Alathur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606208**. The 2011 Census counted **5,875 people in 1,391 households**, the 9th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 5,875people (2011) - 1,391households - 72.0%literacy - 606208PIN code ## Alathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alathur is 606208.** Alathur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606208 - Gram panchayatAlathur - Community development blockKallakkurichi - Census village code633383 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? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)78 km by road - Kallakkurichi (nearest town)7 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? 27 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 · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub 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 - ●Cooperative 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Murarbad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kallakurichi - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 15 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, sugarcane and tapioca**. About 45% of the 1,880 hectares of village land is sown, and 833 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, 96 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Alathur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****10%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **87% Tap water ****75%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **77% Use banking services ****62%** **49% Television ****64%** **76% Mobile phone ****62%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **10% Own their home ****93%** **94% 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 · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **939 Working population ****45.5%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.6% for men and 63.0% for women. 59% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 863 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 973 (36%) · **■** Household industry 52 (2%) · **■** Other work 421 (16%) · **■** Marginal 367 (14%) 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 Sankarapuram - Viriyur6,354 people - Melsiruvalur6,231 people - Pasar6,190 people - Moongilthuraippattu6,036 people - Pudupalapattu5,778 people - Devapandalam5,775 people - La-Gudalur5,590 people - Soolankurichi5,070 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alathur?606208 - How far is Alathur from Viluppuram?78 km by road - What is the population of Alathur?5,875 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alathur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alathur?72.0% (Census 2011)