# Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu 

# Orathanadu

Orathanadu is a sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **246,871 people**, 1 town and 118 villages (117 inhabited). The largest village is Thekkur (6,021 people).

- 246,871people (2011)
- 118villages
- 1town
- 75.1%literacy

## Population of Orathanadu compared with Thanjavur

■ Orathanadu · ■ Thanjavur district

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**957

Working population ****48.4%**

**40.5%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Orathanadu

Of every 100 households in Orathanadu in 2011, 88 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Orathanadu · ■ Thanjavur district

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**51%

Tap water ****98%**

**83%

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

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**60%

Use banking services ****42%**

**52%

Television ****84%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****93%**

**79%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Orathanadu

- Orathanadu10,247 people

## Largest villages in Orathanadu

- Thekkur · 6,021 people
- Neivelivadapathy · 5,774 people
- Alivoikkal · 5,053 people
- Kavalipatti · 4,695 people
- Pudur · 4,517 people
- Kaduvettividuthy · 4,512 people
- Ooranipuram · 4,493 people
- Ulur West · 4,098 people
- Vadaseri North · 4,056 people
- Raghavambalpuram Part · 4,055 people
- Sillathur · 3,912 people
- Kannathangudi West addl. · 3,667 people
- Thennamanadu South · 3,667 people
- Poyyunddarkottai I · 3,606 people
- Ambalapattu North · 3,554 people
- Neiveli Tenpathy · 3,539 people

[All 118 villages in Orathanadu →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Orathanadu?118 (117 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Orathanadu in?Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Orathanadu?246,871 (Census 2011)