# Thandalai Village, Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/udayarpalayam/thandalai/ Village · Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur # Thandalai Thandalai is a village in Udayarpalayam sub-district of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621803**. The 2011 Census counted **5,390 people in 1,386 households**, the 13th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 5,390people (2011) - 1,386households - 66.6%literacy - 621803PIN code ## Thandalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thandalai is 621803.** Thandalai falls in Udayarpalayam sub-district, Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621803 - Gram panchayatThandalai - Community development blockJayamkondam - Census village code636365 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thandalai from nearby towns? - Jayankondam (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Ariyalur (district HQ)44 km by road - Jayankondam (nearest town)6 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Thandalai? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Thandalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Keelakudiyiruppu - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Koovathur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Thandalai known for? The main crops are **cashew nut, ground nut and paddy**. About 28% of the 817 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Thandalai Of every 100 households in Thandalai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thandalai · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****7%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **85% Tap water ****92%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **86% Use banking services ****27%** **46% Television ****86%** **85% Mobile phone ****51%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Thandalai? ■ Thandalai · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823** **878 Working population ****52.2%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.0% for men and 57.3% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 641 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,481 (53%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 205 (7%) · **■** Marginal 470 (17%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Udayarpalayam - Marudur5,765 people - Kundaveli5,588 people - Periakrishnapuram5,565 people - Ulkottai5,495 people - Alagapuram5,334 people - Koovathur5,311 people - Thirukalappur5,278 people - Thaluthalaimedu5,271 people [All 118 villages in Udayarpalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/udayarpalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thandalai?621803 - How far is Thandalai from Ariyalur?44 km by road - What is the population of Thandalai?5,390 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thandalai in?Ariyalur district (Udayarpalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thandalai?66.6% (Census 2011)