Alathur is a village in
Pattukkottai taluk of
Thanjavur district
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Tamil Nadu
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India
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. Alathur village is a division of Musugundha Nadu part of Chola Nadu.It is located approximately eight kilometers from
Pattukkottai
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Mannargudi
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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
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. Alathur is an
Agricultural
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community, Commercial market and Centres.
Administration
* Panchayath Villages: Alathur
* Revenue Villages:
** Alathur
** Musiri
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Vadugankuthagai
** Mahadevapuram
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.
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Geography
The village was formed by the union of two regions, Alathur and Mahadevapuram, each of which later became the single village of Alathur . 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
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) 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.{{cn, date=February 2025
It has almost all temples within its area such as Lord Sivan temple, Lord Ganapathy, Lord Muruga, and Goddess Kaliamman, and Muniyappan temple.
See also
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Sri Malaiperumal Koil
References
Villages in Thanjavur district