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About Orasur Village

Orasur is a mid sized village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 344 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Orasur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Orasur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Devakottai
Pincode 630408
Area (hectares) 272.9 hectares
Population 664
Male Population 344
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Orasur compares

By the 2011 count Orasur is the 60th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 272.9 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 990.

Getting to Orasur

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

Orasur lies about 34 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, about 20 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 Orasur
Tehsil headquarters Devakottai 13 km
Nearest railway station Kallal 20 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 34 km

Villages closest to Orasur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Orasur village had a population of 664. That makes it the 60th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Orasur village has 344 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Orasur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Orasur is 630408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Orasur covers 272.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Orasur falls under Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Orasur is Kallal, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Orasur.

Orasur is about 34 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Orasur is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai is about 13 km away. Kallal is about 20 km away. Sivaganga is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tiruvegampet (under 2 km), Parayanendal (2.0 km) and Pudukkottai (3.2 km).

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

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