# Orathy Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/orathy/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Orathy Orathy is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603307**. The 2011 Census counted **3,144 people in 768 households**, the 6th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 3,144people (2011) - 768households - 70.8%literacy - 603307PIN code ## Orathy PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Orathy is 603307.** Orathy falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603307 - Gram panchayatOrathy - Community development blockAcharapakkam - Census village code630116 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Orathy from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)64 km by road - Acharapakkam (nearest town)14 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 Orathy? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Orathy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Olakkur Kilpadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vandavasi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Orathy known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and sesame seeds**. About 49% of the 1,121 hectares of village land is sown, and 290 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 Orathy Of every 100 households in Orathy in 2011, 97 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Orathy · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****20%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **82% Tap water ****90%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **77% Use banking services ****69%** **39% Television ****93%** **89% Mobile phone ****61%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****92%** **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 Orathy? ■ Orathy · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **959 Working population ****55.2%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.1% for men and 61.2% for women. 61% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 516 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 476 (27%) · **■** Household industry 87 (5%) · **■** Other work 401 (23%) · **■** Marginal 257 (15%) 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 - Palayanur4,213 people - Pallipettai3,506 people - Kattudevadur3,398 people - Peruveli3,381 people - Nallamur Keelakaranai3,122 people - Silavattam3,119 people - Velamur3,057 people - Z.Endathur3,014 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Orathy?603307 - How far is Orathy from Kancheepuram?64 km by road - What is the population of Orathy?3,144 (Census 2011) - Which district is Orathy in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Orathy?70.8% (Census 2011)