# Paravathur Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur 

# Paravathur

Paravathur is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614901**. The 2011 Census counted **815 people in 224 households**, the 101st largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 815people (2011)
- 224households
- 75.5%literacy
- 614901PIN code

## Paravathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paravathur is 614901.** Paravathur falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614901
- Gram panchayatKannugudi East
- Community development blockOrathanadu
- Census village code638925

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Paravathur from nearby towns?

- Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ)44 km by road
- Madukkur (nearest town)8 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 Paravathur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Paravathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vadaseri North
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pattukkottai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattukkottai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Paravathur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, coconut and ground nut**. About 78% of the 324 hectares of village land is sown, and 246 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 Paravathur

Of every 100 households in Paravathur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paravathur · ■ Orathanadu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**79%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****0%**

**41%

Television ****98%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Paravathur?

■ Paravathur · ■ Orathanadu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1106**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**954

Working population ****59.4%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 66.6% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 61 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 357 (74%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 56 (12%)

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

- Vadakkukottai1,062 people
- Tirumangalakottai Melaiyur1,043 people
- Therkukottai1,012 people
- Arumulai994 people
- Vadaseri South754 people
- Samipatti704 people
- Vadukkukottai622 people
- Kannathangudi West urachi581 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paravathur?614901
- How far is Paravathur from Thanjavur?44 km by road
- What is the population of Paravathur?815 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paravathur in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Paravathur?75.5% (Census 2011)
