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About Oraiyur Village

Oraiyur is one of the larger villages in Panruti tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,346, made up of 3,241 males and 3,105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 675.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oraiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oraiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Panruti
Pincode 607108
Area (hectares) 675.3 hectares
Population 6,346
Male Population 3,241
Female Population 3,105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Oraiyur compares

By the 2011 count Oraiyur is the 8th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,493 residents. Its 675.3 hectares work out to about 9.4 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 983.

Getting to Oraiyur

Oraiyur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Oraiyur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Oraiyur from other places

Oraiyur lies about 30 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Thiruthuraiyur, about 4.1 km away. 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 Oraiyur
Nearest railway station Thiruthuraiyur 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Panruti 7.5 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 30 km

Villages closest to Oraiyur

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

Common questions about Oraiyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Oraiyur village had a population of 6,346. That makes it the 8th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,493 residents.

Oraiyur village has 3,241 males and 3,105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oraiyur has about 958 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Oraiyur is 607108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oraiyur covers 675.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Oraiyur falls under Panruti tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Oraiyur is Thiruthuraiyur, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Oraiyur is about 30 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Oraiyur is in Panruti tehsil of Cuddalore district. Thiruthuraiyur is about 4.1 km away. Panruti is about 7.5 km away. Cuddalore is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Oraiyur R F (under 2 km), Thiruthuraiyur (under 2 km) and Palappattu (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Oraiyur today is likely to be higher.

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