Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur
# Moorthiambalpuram

Moorthiambalpuram is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 614019. The 2011 Census counted 1,377 people in 367 households, the 80th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.
- 1,377 people (2011)
- 367 households
- 73.3% literacy
- 614019 PIN code

## Moorthiambalpuram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Moorthiambalpuram is 614019. Moorthiambalpuram falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 614019
- Gram panchayat Moorthiambalpuram
- Community development block Orathanadu
- Census village code 638853

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Moorthiambalpuram from nearby towns?
- Orathanadu (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ) 18 km by road
- Orathanadu (nearest town) 14 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Moorthiambalpuram?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Moorthiambalpuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Poondi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Thanjavur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Moorthiambalpuram known for?

The main crops are paddy, black gram and sesame seeds. About 65% of the 409 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Moorthiambalpuram

Of every 100 households in Moorthiambalpuram in 2011, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Moorthiambalpuram · ■ Orathanadu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 88%
- Toilet within the home 8% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 79%
- Tap water 99% 97%
- Drinking water within premises 16% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 91%
- Use banking services 23% 41%
- Television 90% 84%
- Mobile phone 68% 62%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 18% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 5% 6%
- Own their home 95% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Moorthiambalpuram?

■ Moorthiambalpuram · ■ Orathanadu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.3% 74.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1096 1054
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1185 954
- Working population 45.8% 49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 65.5% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 95 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 200 (32%) · ■ Other work 115 (18%) · ■ Marginal 221 (35%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Orathanadu
- Periyakottaikadu 1,428 people
- Pinnayur West 1,420 people
- Mullurpattikadu 1,417 people
- kannathangudi East addl. 1,412 people
- Pachiyur 1,376 people
- Krishnapuram 1,363 people
- ThennamanaduNorth 1,356 people
- Kannugudi Chief 1,348 people

All 118 villages in Orathanadu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Moorthiambalpuram? 614019
- How far is Moorthiambalpuram from Thanjavur? 18 km by road
- What is the population of Moorthiambalpuram? 1,377 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Moorthiambalpuram in? Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Moorthiambalpuram? 73.3% (Census 2011)

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