Orathur Population, Caste, Working Data Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Orathur is a village situated in Chidambaram taluka of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 355 families residing in the village Orathur. The total population of Orathur is 1,363 out of which 690 are males and 673 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Orathur is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Orathur village is 131 which is 10% of the total population. There are 65 male children and 66 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Orathur is 1,015 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (975) of Orathur village.

Population
1,363
Families
355
Literacy
86.28%
Sex Ratio
975

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Orathur is 86.3%. Thus Orathur village has higher literacy rate compared to 69.7% of Cuddalore district. The male literacy rate is 93.28% and the female literacy rate is 79.08% in Orathur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Orathur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Orathur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Orathur village.

Total Male Female
Children 131 65 66
Literacy 86.28% 93.28% 79.08%
Scheduled Caste 143 82 61
Scheduled Tribe 51 28 23
Illiterate 300 107 193

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.7% of total population in Orathur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Orathur village out of total population, 459 were engaged in work activities. 69.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 459 workers engaged in Main Work, 27 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 61 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 321 266 55
Cultivators 27 25 2
Agriculture Labourer 61 54 7
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 229 183 46
Marginal Workers 138 104 34
Non Working 904 320 584

Nearby Villages to Orathur,

Below are the list of villages near Orathur village in Chidambaram.

Village Population
Kiliyanur 1,718
Paradur 3,392
Ayipettai 1,651
Buthangudi 4,450
Thathampettai 901
Velliyakudi 644
Vada Harirajapuram 1,342
Palayancherthangudi 826
Tiruppaninatham 1,310
Sakkangudi 2,043

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