Orur

Not to be confused with Oriyur.

Village in Tamil Nadu, India

Orur

Oriyur

village

Coordinates: 9°50′25″N 79°03′20″E﻿ / ﻿9.840189°N 79.055647°E﻿ / 9.840189; 79.055647
Country|  India
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]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Orur". 2011 Census of India. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
2. ^ "John de Britto". Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
3. ^ Raj, Selva J. (2002). "Transgressing Boundaries, Transcending Turner: The Pilgrimage Tradition at the Shrine of St. John de Britto". In Raj, Selva J.; Dempsey, Corinne G. (eds.). Popular Christianity in India: Riting Between the Lines. SUNY Press. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-0-7914-5519-7. Retrieved 1 May 2012.

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Ramanathapuram district

Taluks|

* Kadaladi
* Kamuthi
* Mudukulathur
* Paramakudi
* Ramanathapuram
* Rameswaram
* Tiruvadanai

Revenue blocks|

* Bogalur block
* Kamudi block
* Kadaladi block
* Mandapam block
* Mudukulathur block
* Nainarkoil block
* Paramakudi block
* Rajasingamangalam block
* Ramanathapuram block
* Tiruppullani block
* Tiruvadanai block

Revenue divisions|

* Paramakudi division
* Ramanathapuram division

Cities and
towns|

* Abiramam
* Kadaladi
* Kamuthi
* Karkathakudi
* Kilakarai
* Kuruvadi
* Mudukulathur
* Paramakudi
* R.S.Mangalam
* Ramanathapuram (district headquarters)
* Rameswaram
* Sayalgudi
* Thondi

Villages|

* Appanur
* Agathariruppu
* Alagankulam
* Anjukottai
* Athiyuthu
* Devipattinam
* Erwadi
* Ilanthaikoottam
* Kalayur
* Kaliyani
* Kattiyanenthal
* Kattupalli
* Kolundurai
* Manjur
* Maraikayarpattinam
* Meesal Kilavaneri
* Melasirupothu
* Muthuvijayapuram
* Natham Kilakarai
* Orur
* Oriyur Pudhuvayal
* Parukkaikudi
* Periyapattinam
* Perungarai
* Pillaimadam
* Pirappan Valasai
* Pudumadam
* Sellur
* Sirumalaikottai
* Sundaramudayan
* Thachu oorani
* Thangachimadam
* Theriruveli
* Thiruppalaikudi
* Valayapookulam
* Valinokkam
* Vedalai
* Veeravanoor
* Velliahpuram

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