# Orathur Village, Lalgudi, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/lalgudi/orathur/ Village · Lalgudi, Tiruchirappalli # Orathur Orathur is a village in Lalgudi sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621653**. The 2011 Census counted **2,175 people in 549 households**, the 45th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%. - 2,175people (2011) - 549households - 62.0%literacy - 621653PIN code ## Orathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Orathur is 621653.** Orathur falls in Lalgudi sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621653 - Gram panchayatOrathur - Community development blockPullambadi - Census village code635882 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Orathur from nearby towns? - Lalgudi (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)50 km by road - Kallakudi (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 Orathur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Orathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malvoy - ○Degree college10+ km · Ariyalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pullampadi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 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 Orathur known for? The main crops are **maize and chilli**. About 73% of the 871 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 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 Orathur Of every 100 households in Orathur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Orathur · ■ Lalgudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **70% Tap water ****97%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **66% Use banking services ****84%** **61% Television ****84%** **82% Mobile phone ****70%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **89% 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 Orathur? ■ Orathur · ■ Lalgudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%** **80.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **1037 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **941 Working population ****47.8%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.0% for men and 55.2% for women. 55% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 268 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 553 (53%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 134 (13%) · **■** Marginal 78 (8%) 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 Lalgudi - Venkatachalapuram2,230 people - Melarasoor2,216 people - Thirumanamedu2,203 people - Esanakorai2,202 people - Nathamangudi2,162 people - Marudhur2,081 people - Thiranipalayam2,030 people - Thirumanamedu2,023 people [All 87 villages in Lalgudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/lalgudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Orathur?621653 - How far is Orathur from Tiruchirappalli?50 km by road - What is the population of Orathur?2,175 (Census 2011) - Which district is Orathur in?Tiruchirappalli district (Lalgudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Orathur?62.0% (Census 2011)