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- LGD code
- 635429
- Pincode
- 624302
- Post office
- Gandhigram (Dindigul)
- Population
- 9,166
- Households
- 2,466
- Literacy rate
- 67%
- Sex ratio
- 1010 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 5,344
- Distance to district centre
- 27 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 60 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 404 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 302 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ambaturai · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Kasthuriba Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ambathurai compares
By population, Ambathurai ranks #2 of 20 villages in Athoor mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.0%
−2.9% vs mandal average
- Ambathurai
- 67.0%
- Athoor mandal
- 69.9%
- Dindigul district
- 68.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,010
−4 vs mandal average
- Ambathurai
- 1,010
- Athoor mandal
- 1,014
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Ambathurai
- 3.7
- Athoor mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ambathurai at a glance
Ambathurai is a village of 9,166 people in 2,466 households (Census 2011) in Athoor taluk, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, the 2nd-largest of 20 villages in Athoor taluk. Literacy is 67%, 3 points below the taluk average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,010 women per 1,000 men. It lies 27 km from the Dindigul district centre, 11 km from Thottanuthu, the nearest town, under 1 km from Ambaturai railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 624302, served by Gandhigram (Dindigul) post office; the LGD village code is 635429. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, bank, post office. The village votes in Manapparai assembly constituency, represented by MLA R. Kathiravan. The population is estimated at 10,807 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ambathurai →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambathurai · this village | 9,166 | 67% | — |
| Sedapatti · Peraiyur | 1,308 | 62% | 9.4 km W |
| Thottanuthu · Dindiguleast | 10,217 | 66% | 11.3 km NE |
| Nilakkottai · Nilakkottai | — | — | 14.3 km SW |
| Chettiapatti · Manapparai | 4,650 | 69% | 18.1 km NE |
| Ramarajapuram · Nilakkottai | 4,985 | 67% | 20.3 km S |
| Ramarajapuram · Sankarapuram | 1,370 | 61% | 20.3 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ambathurai
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHINNALAPATTI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 16
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Ambathurai
- Total area (ha)
- 1,151.06
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 167.01
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ambathurai
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Key facts — Ambathurai
- LGD code
- 635429
- Pincode
- 624302
- Post office
- Gandhigram (Dindigul)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 9,166
- Population (projected 2026)
- 10,807
- Households
- 2,466
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1010
- Literacy rate
- 67.0%
- Coordinates
- 10.27250°N, 77.92445°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Karur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Manapparai
- Member of Parliament
- Jothimani
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- R. Kathiravan
- Block / Mandal
- Athoor
- Nearest post office
- India Post (1.1 km)
- Nearest bank
- Canara Bank (1.2 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Ambaturai (0.0 km)
Getting there
How to reach Ambathurai
Distance to cities · straight line
- Chennai404 kmcapital
- Bengaluru302 km
- Hyderabad793 km
- Mumbai1119 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAmbaturai<1 km
- Bus stopAadhilakshmipuram5 km
- Hospital / PHCKasthuriba Hospital<1 km
- ATM / bankCanara Bank1 km
- Petrol pumpHP2 km
- CollegeGandhi Gram Rural University1 km
- Police stationS.P. Police Station12 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Ambaturaiunder 1 km
- Health centre
- Kasthuriba Hospitalunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- Canara Bank1.2 km
- Petrol pump
- HP1.8 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Ambathurai
4 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Ambathurai
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 624302
Villages near Ambathurai
Other villages in Athoor mandal
View all 21 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)