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

Orathur is a village situated in Viluppuram taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 890 families residing in the village Orathur. The total population of Orathur is 3,937 out of which 1,951 are males and 1,986 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Orathur is 1,018.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Orathur village is 451 which is 11% of the total population. There are 203 male children and 248 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Orathur is 1,222 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,018) of Orathur village.

Population
3,937
Families
890
Literacy
76.59%
Sex Ratio
1,018

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Orathur is 76.6%. Thus Orathur village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 85.53% and the female literacy rate is 67.61% 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 451 203 248
Literacy 76.59% 85.53% 67.61%
Scheduled Caste 1,737 854 883
Scheduled Tribe 56 32 24
Illiterate 1,267 456 811

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 44.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Orathur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Orathur village out of total population, 1,909 were engaged in work activities. 58.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,909 workers engaged in Main Work, 210 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 353 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,113 770 343
Cultivators 210 148 62
Agriculture Labourer 353 177 176
Household Industries 31 18 13
Other Workers 519 427 92
Marginal Workers 796 388 408
Non Working 2,028 793 1,235

Nearby Villages to Orathur,

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

Village Population
Pappanapattu 2,769
Surappattu 838
Panappakkam 884
Valappattu 1,380
Toravi 4,582
Kedar 5,862
Vettukkadu 1,746
Palliyandur 2,272
Kayattur 1,564
Kolippattu 2,159

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