About Urathur Village

Urathur is a small village in Paramakudi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 235 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram
Tehsil	Paramakudi
Pincode	623527
Area (hectares)	122.1 hectares
Population	448
Male Population	235
Female Population	213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Urathur compares

By the 2011 count Urathur is the 88th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 122.1 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Urathur

Urathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Urathur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Urathur from other places

Urathur lies about 14 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 4.9 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 Urathur
Nearest railway station	Sattirakkudi	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Paramakudi	14 km
District headquarters	Ramanathapuram	14 km

Villages closest to Urathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Urathur village had a population of 448. That makes it the 88th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Urathur village has 235 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urathur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Urathur is 623527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urathur covers 122.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Urathur falls under Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Urathur is Sattirakkudi, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Urathur.

Urathur is about 14 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urathur is in Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Sattirakkudi is about 4.9 km away. Paramakudi is about 14 km away. Ramanathapuram is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.