Orathanad (or Mukthambalpuram; sometimes Orathanadu) is a town in

Thanjavur district Thanjavur District is one of the Districts of Tamil Nadu, 38 districts of the States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur (Tanjore) . The district is located in the delta of the Cauv ...

of the

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. It is recognised as a

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. It is located at a distance of 33 km from

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and 23 km from

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. The town is surrounded by vast agricultural lands.

Geography and climate

Orathanadu has an average elevation of and lies on the south bank of the

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, south of

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. On 27 November 2008 Orathanadu broke the 65-year-old record for the highest rainfall in 24 hours in Tamil Nadu, registering and exceeding the registered by

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on 18 May 1943. However, Orathanadu lost the rainfall record to Kethi in the

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after the town recorded of rain in 24 hours during early November 2009. .

Demographics

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, Orathanad had a population of 10,247. The total population constitute, 4,887 males and 5,360 females —a sex ratio of 1097 females per 1000 males. 1,078 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 511 are boys and 567 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 76.54% with 7,018 literates. India

, Orathanadu (Mukthambalchathram) had a population of 10,268. Males constituted 49% of the population and females 51%. Orathanadu (Mukthambalchathram) had an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 81%, and female literacy was 68%. 10% of the population was under 6 years of age.

Education

Orathanad has two major educational institutions. One is Tamil Nadu Veterinary College And Research Institute and the other one is Government college of education.

References

{{Reflist Cities and towns in Thanjavur district