Athanur, Mannargudi
Athanur is a village located in the Thiruthuraipoondi Taluk of Thiruvarur district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Mannargudi block and comes under Palayanur Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Nagapattinam parliament constituency and Thiruvarur assembly constituency.
As on April 2025, the current population of Athanur is 804 out of which 404 are males and rest 400 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 990 females per 1000 males. There are around 84 teenagers in Athanur. It has literacy rate of 72% which means around 575 persons can read and write. Total 660 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 208 households in Athanur, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 285. The pincode of Athanur is 610203 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Ponnirai Sub Post office
- Andankarai Branch Post office
- Alathambadi Branch Post office
- Sithaimur Branch Post office
- Kunnur Branch Post office
Schools
Athanur has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Ghss, Alathampadi
- Govt. High School, Vikirapandiyam
- Uapps St.Xavior N&p School Ponnirai
- Govt. High School Kothangudi
- Govt. High School Manali
Hospitals
Athanur has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.