By population, Orathur ranks #75 of 88 villages in Mannargudi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Orathur is a village of 1,036 people in 284 households (Census 2011) in Mannargudi taluk, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, the 75th-largest of 88 villages in Mannargudi taluk. Literacy is 74%, 2 points above the taluk average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,012 women per 1,000 men. It lies 54 km from the Thiruvarur district centre, 12 km from Kallanai, the nearest town, 3 km from Aiyanapuram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 614717, served by Adichapuram post office; the LGD village code is 638293. The nearest hospital or health centre is Thirukattupalli Government hospital, 5 km away. The village votes in Orathanadu assembly constituency, represented by MLA R. Vaithilingam. The population is estimated at 1,221 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Orathur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orathur · this village | 1,036 | 74% | — |
| Orathur · Budalur | 1,512 | 80% | 0 km N |
| Nathamangalam · Budalur | 379 | 72% | 0.4 km SE |
| Unjini · Budalur | 176 | 84% | 1.6 km NW |
| Arcod · Tiruttani | 1,178 | 65% | 1.9 km E |
| Renganathapuram · Mannargudi | 1,847 | 73% | 2.4 km N |
| Elangadu · Pattukkottai | 805 | 75% | 2.6 km N |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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