About Orathur Village

Orathur is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,363, made up of 690 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Orathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Orathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Tehsil	Chidambaram
Pincode	608201
Area (hectares)	125.9 hectares
Population	1,363
Male Population	690
Female Population	673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Orathur compares

By the 2011 count Orathur is the 91st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 125.9 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Orathur

Orathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Orathur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Orathur from other places

Orathur lies about 42 km from Cuddalore. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Orathur
Nearest town	Kīl Bhuvanagiri	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chidambaram	12 km
District headquarters	Cuddalore	42 km

Villages closest to Orathur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chidambaram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Orathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Orathur village had a population of 1,363. That makes it the 91st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Orathur village has 690 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Orathur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Orathur is 608201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Orathur covers 125.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Orathur falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Orathur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Orathur.

Orathur is about 42 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Orathur is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kīl Bhuvanagiri is about 6.8 km away. Chidambaram is about 12 km away. Cuddalore is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.