# Orathur Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/orathur/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Orathur Orathur is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,363 people in 355 households**, the 91st largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,363people (2011) - 355households - 86.3%literacy - 608201PIN code ## Orathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Orathur is 608201.** Orathur falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608201 - Gram panchayatOrathur - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636823 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Orathur from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)60 km by road - Chidambaram (nearest town)12 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Orathur? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Orathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhuvanagiri - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 22 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Orathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and banana**. Products made here include clay pots. About 55% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Orathur Of every 100 households in Orathur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Orathur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****78%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **69% Tap water ****65%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%** **70% Use banking services ****56%** **44% Television ****95%** **89% Mobile phone ****76%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****70%** **93% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Orathur? ■ Orathur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015** **899 Working population ****33.7%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.3% for men and 79.1% for women. 54% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (13%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 229 (50%) · **■** Marginal 138 (30%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Chidambaram - Periya Nerkunam1,407 people - Kulappadi1,404 people - Sethiyur1,403 people - Radhavilagam1,387 people - C.Virasezhagan1,358 people - Vada Harirajapuram1,342 people - Thavarthampattu1,317 people - Tiruppaninatham1,310 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Orathur?608201 - How far is Orathur from Cuddalore?60 km by road - What is the population of Orathur?1,363 (Census 2011) - Which district is Orathur in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Orathur?86.3% (Census 2011)