About Orathur Village

Orathur is a large village in Lalgudi tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,175, made up of 1,075 males and 1,100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 870.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621653, 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	Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil	Lalgudi
Pincode	621653
Area (hectares)	870.67 hectares
Population	2,175
Male Population	1,075
Female Population	1,100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Orathur compares

By the 2011 count Orathur is the 42nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,275 residents. Its 870.67 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

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 5 - 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 26 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Aiyanapuram, about 2.8 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 Orathur
Nearest railway station	Aiyanapuram	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lalgudi	14 km
District headquarters	Tiruchirappalli	26 km

Villages closest to Orathur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lalgudi 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 2,175. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,275 residents.

Orathur village has 1,075 males and 1,100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Orathur has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Orathur is 621653. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Orathur covers 870.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Orathur falls under Lalgudi tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Orathur is Aiyanapuram, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 26 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Orathur is in Lalgudi tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Aiyanapuram is about 2.8 km away. Lalgudi is about 14 km away. Tiruchirappalli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.