# Orathur Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram 

# Orathur

Orathur is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603301**. The 2011 Census counted **723 people in 171 households**, the 117th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 723people (2011)
- 171households
- 76.0%literacy
- 603301PIN code

## Orathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Orathur is 603301.** Orathur falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603301
- Gram panchayatOrathur
- Community development blockAcharapakkam
- Census village code630060

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?

- Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)70 km by road
- Maduranthakam (nearest town)15 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · L.Endathur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Maduranthakam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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, ground nut and eucalyptus**. About 22% of the 592 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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, 95 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Orathur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**82%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**77%

Use banking services ****74%**

**39%

Television ****96%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1178**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1909**

**959

Working population ****35.0%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 70.8% for women. 59% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 94 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (26%) · **■** Household industry 21 (8%) · **■** Other work 63 (25%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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 Maduranthakam

- Thirumukkadu776 people
- Keelavalam767 people
- Nethapakkam756 people
- Vaippanai737 people
- Karunagaravilagam704 people
- Puliyaranankottai701 people
- Ladakaranai692 people
- Sirungalur688 people

[All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Orathur?603301
- How far is Orathur from Kancheepuram?70 km by road
- What is the population of Orathur?723 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Orathur in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Orathur?76.0% (Census 2011)