# Orathur Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram 

# Orathur

Orathur is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603105**. The 2011 Census counted **426 people in 110 households**, the 119th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 426people (2011)
- 110households
- 74.5%literacy
- 603105PIN code

## Orathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Orathur is 603105.** Orathur falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603105
- Gram panchayatThandarai
- Community development blockThiruporur
- Census village code629532

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?

- Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)51 km by road
- Tirukalukundram (nearest town)7 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?

11 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
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thandarai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukalukundram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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**. About 15% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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, 16 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Orathur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**48%

Use banking services ****43%**

**48%

Television ****98%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****1%**

**3%

Own their home ****99%**

**85%

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 · ■ Chengalpattu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**969

Working population ****43.7%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 62.8% for women. 58% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 94 (51%) · **■** Other work 25 (13%) · **■** Marginal 67 (36%)

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 Chengalpattu

- Sasthirambakkam468 people
- Murugamangalam460 people
- Valavanthangal449 people
- Viralpakkam449 people
- Agaram408 people
- Mannavedudevadaram400 people
- Kanthalur396 people
- Reddikuppam396 people

[All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Orathur?603105
- How far is Orathur from Kancheepuram?51 km by road
- What is the population of Orathur?426 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Orathur in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Orathur?74.5% (Census 2011)