Orattanadu Block, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

Orattanadu is a Community Development Block (CD Block) situated in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. It serves as the intermediate-level administrative unit under the 3-tier Panchayati Raj system, responsible for coordinating and implementing rural development programmes across villages in the block.

Orattanadu Block consists of 58 Gram Panchayats covering 88 villages. While these Gram Panchayats handle village-level governance, the block administration provides the necessary planning, supervision, and execution support for various development schemes.

List of Gram Panchayats in Orattanadu Block

Below is the complete list of Gram Panchayats and the number of villages functioning under the Orattanadu Block administration:

Sl. No.	Gram Panchayat	Number of Villages
1	Karaimendarkottai	1
2	Vandayaniruppu	1
3	Raghavambalpuram	2
4	Moorthiambalpuram	2
5	Neivasal South	2
6	Ponnappur East	1
7	Chinnaponnapur	2
8	Keela Ulur	2
9	Mela Ulur	2
10	Kattukuruchi	1
11	Nadur	1
12	Panchanathikkottai	2
13	Alivoikkal	2
14	Sethurayankudikadu	3
15	Paruthikottai	2
16	Ponnappur West	1
17	Thalayamangalam	1
18	Kulamangalam	1
19	Kavarapattu	1
20	Okkanadu East	2
21	Okkanadu West	2
22	Kannanthankudi East	2
23	Kannanthankudi West	2
24	Thennamanadu	2
25	Echankottai	2
26	Poyyundarkottai	2
27	Vadakkur North	1
28	Vadakkursouth	1
29	Cholapuram	1
30	Mandalakottai	2
31	Ayangudi	1
32	Kovilur	1
33	Pudur	1
34	Palamputhur	1
35	Kakkarai	1
36	Poovathur	2
37	Keelavannipattu	1
38	Arumulai	1
39	Thirumangalakkottai East	2
40	Thirumangalakkottai West	2
41	Peikarambankottai	1
42	Pulavangadu	1
43	Orantharayankudikadu	2
44	Thelungankudikadu	2
45	Kakkarakottai	1
46	Karukkadipatti	3
47	Thekkur	2
48	Adanakottai	1
49	Pachur	1
50	Vellur	1
51	Thondarampattu	2
52	Kannukudi West	2
53	Kannukudi East	3
54	Vadaseri	2
55	Avidanallavijayapuram	2
56	Ambalapattu North	1
57	Ambalapattu South	4
58	Mullurpattikadu	1

Orattanadu Block - Overview
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Block	Orattanadu
Total Gram Panchayats	58
Total Villages	88