Alathur, Thanjavur

Alathur is a village in Pattukkottai taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. Alathur village is a division of Musugundha Nadu part of Chola Nadu.It is located approximately eight kilometers from Pattukkottai - Mannargudi with the well-connected road of State Highway (SH 146) a route called Sethubachathiram Road. It is the third biggest village in pattukkottai taluk after Thamarankottai and Thambikottai. Alathur is an Agricultural community, Commercial market and Centres.[1]

This article is about the village in Tamil Nadu. For the town in Kerala, see Alathur.
Alathur
ATR
village
Alathur is located in Tamil Nadu
Alathur
Alathur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Alathur is located in India
Alathur
Alathur
Alathur (India)
Coordinates: 10.492°N 79.348°E / 10.492; 79.348
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictThanjavur
Government
 • TypeUnicameral
Area
 • Total8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
 • Rank4
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,733
 • Rank8
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
614901
Telephone code04373
Vehicle registrationTN 49

Administration
  • Panchayath Villages: Alathur
  • Revenue Villages:

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Alathur had a total population of 4733 with 2163 males, 2570 females and 475 children. The literacy rate was 77.05 percent.[2]

Geography

The village was formed by the union of two regions, Alathur and Mahadevapuram, each of 700 acres (2.8 km2) which later became the single village of Alathur 1,400 acres (5.7 km2). It is surrounded by Madukur, Alampallam, Sembaloore, Mullur Pattikadu, Thalikottai, Pulavanji, Ambalapattu and Thittakudi. Alathur is a most developed village in Thanjavur district.

A branch of the Kallanikalvai (a canal from Cauvery River) runs through the centre of Alathur, which is surrounded by irrigation canals and water storage areas such as Pudukulam, Pudu Lake, Veeranar kulam, Sivan kovil kulam, Oddai, Nara Panai. This abundance of irrigation supports paddy, coconut farms, sugarcane, etc.

Sri Veeranar ayyanar temple is famous temple in Alathur and also surrounding areas

It has almost all temples within its area such as Lord Sivan temple, Lord Ganapathy, Lord Muruga, and Goddess Kaliamman, MUNIYAPPAN TEMPLE

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See also

References
  1. "Alathur". Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  2. "Alathur Population - Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu". Retrieved 12 February 2015. Alathur got best village award seven times. the years are 2001,2007,2009,2010,2012,2014,2015
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