# Cholapuram Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/cholapuram/ Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur # Cholapuram Cholapuram is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614902**. The 2011 Census counted **2,285 people in 583 households**, the 39th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 2,285people (2011) - 583households - 72.1%literacy - 614902PIN code ## Cholapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Cholapuram is 614902.** Cholapuram falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614902 - Gram panchayatCholapuram - Community development blockOrathanadu - Census village code638888 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cholapuram from nearby towns? - Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)25 km by road - Orathanadu (nearest town)10 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 Cholapuram? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Cholapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Orathanadu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thenamanadu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thanjavur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)15 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 Cholapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 80% of the 482 hectares of village land is sown, and 369 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 Cholapuram Of every 100 households in Cholapuram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Cholapuram · ■ Orathanadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **88% Toilet within the home ****11%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **79% Tap water ****100%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **91% Use banking services ****19%** **41% Television ****84%** **84% Mobile phone ****56%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **6% 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 Cholapuram? ■ Cholapuram · ■ Orathanadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876** **954 Working population ****57.4%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 62.2% for women. 62% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 168 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 658 (50%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 115 (9%) · **■** Marginal 362 (28%) 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 Orathanadu - Thaligaividuthi2,342 people - Palankandakudikadu2,303 people - Ambalapattu South2,302 people - Avidanalla Vijayapuram2,298 people - Poovathur2,263 people - Thelungan kudikadu2,259 people - Pannikondaviduthy2,253 people - Eachankottai2,198 people [All 118 villages in Orathanadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cholapuram?614902 - How far is Cholapuram from Thanjavur?25 km by road - What is the population of Cholapuram?2,285 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cholapuram in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Cholapuram?72.1% (Census 2011)