# Sillathur Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/sillathur/ Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur # Sillathur Sillathur is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614902**. The 2011 Census counted **3,912 people in 868 households**, the 11th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 3,912people (2011) - 868households - 71.3%literacy - 614902PIN code ## Sillathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sillathur is 614902.** Sillathur falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614902 - Gram panchayatSillathur , Vettikadu - Community development blockThiruvonam - Census village code638913 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sillathur from nearby towns? - Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)30 km by road - Orathanadu (nearest town)12 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 Sillathur? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Sillathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pachiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Orathanadu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattukkottai - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Sillathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 64% of the 702 hectares of village land is sown, and 419 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 Sillathur Of every 100 households in Sillathur in 2011, 69 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sillathur · ■ Orathanadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **88% Toilet within the home ****8%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **79% Tap water ****94%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **91% Use banking services ****35%** **41% Television ****94%** **84% Mobile phone ****58%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **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 Sillathur? ■ Sillathur · ■ Orathanadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056** **954 Working population ****56.3%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 61.7% for women. 65% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 291 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,693 (77%) · **■** Household industry 48 (2%) · **■** Other work 144 (7%) · **■** Marginal 25 (1%) 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 - Ooranipuram4,493 people - Ulur West4,098 people - Vadaseri North4,056 people - Raghavambalpuram Part4,055 people - Kannathangudi West addl.3,667 people - Thennamanadu South3,667 people - Poyyunddarkottai I3,606 people - Ambalapattu North3,554 people [All 118 villages in Orathanadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sillathur?614902 - How far is Sillathur from Thanjavur?30 km by road - What is the population of Sillathur?3,912 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sillathur in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sillathur?71.3% (Census 2011)