Orur
Oriyur | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 9°50′25″N 79°03′20″E / 9.840189°N 79.055647°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Ramanathapuram |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Nearest city | Devakottai |
Orur (sometimes spelled Oriyur or Oreiour) is a small village located in Tiruvadanai taluk, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] It is situated 35 km from Devakottai, Sivagangai. As of the 2011 Census of India, the village had a population of 5,065 across 1,171 households. There were 2,470 males and 2,595 females.[1]
The Christian saint John de Britto, a Portuguese Jesuit known as Arulanandar in Tamil, was martyred at Orur in 1693.[2] There is a shrine to Britto in the village, where he is a significant figure revered by the Kallar, Maravar and Agamudayar castes.[3]