| Alathur | |
| Other Name: | ATR |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 10.492°N 79.348°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Thanjavur |
| Government Type: | Unicameral |
| Leader Title: | Panchayat President |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Rank: | 4 |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.2 |
| Population Total: | 4733 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Rank: | 8 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 614901 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 04373 |
| Registration Plate: | TN 49 |
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]
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]
The village was formed by the union of two regions, Alathur and Mahadevapuram, each of 700acres which later became the single village of Alathur 1400acres. It is surrounded by Madukur, Alampallam, Sembaloore, Mullur Pattikadu, Thalikottai, Pulavanji, Ambalapattu and Thittakudi. Alathur is a most developed village in Thanjavur district.January 2018.
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