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About Paravathur Village

Paravathur is a mid sized village in Orathanadu tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 387 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paravathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paravathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Orathanadu
Pincode 614901
Area (hectares) 324.47 hectares
Population 815
Male Population 387
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paravathur compares

By the 2011 count Paravathur is the 98th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 324.47 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Paravathur

Paravathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paravathur 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 Paravathur from other places

Paravathur lies about 38 km from Thanjavur. 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 Paravathur
Nearest town Pattukkottai 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Orathanadu 17 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 38 km

Villages closest to Paravathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paravathur village had a population of 815. That makes it the 98th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Paravathur village has 387 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paravathur has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Paravathur is 614901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paravathur covers 324.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paravathur falls under Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Paravathur 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 Paravathur.

Paravathur is about 38 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paravathur is in Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district. Pattukkottai is about 14 km away. Orathanadu is about 17 km away. Thanjavur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodiyalam (2.4 km), Mullurpattikadu (3.7 km) and Vadaseri North (4.2 km).

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

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