Sathanur is a village in Alathur Taluk, Perambalur District, Tamilnadu India.

The population in Sathanur village was 1,749, consisting of 875 males and 874 females, according to the census of 2011 by Indian Government.

[citation needed] There were 173 children under the age of six, 93 male and 80 female.

648 males and 493 females were literate, leaving 608 illiterates.

Of these, 937 were regular and 87 were irregular i.e., only worked a few days per month.