Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Thandavarayancholanganpettai Thandavarayancholanganpettai is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 608002. The 2011 Census counted 1,243 people in 306 households, the 100th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,243 people (2011) - 306 households - 79.4% literacy - 608002 PIN code ## Thandavarayancholanganpettai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Thandavarayancholanganpettai is 608002. Thandavarayancholanganpettai falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 608002 - Gram panchayat Thandavarayasozhaganpettai - Community development block Parangipettai - Census village code 636840 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Thandavarayancholanganpettai from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ) 60 km by road - Annamalai Nagar (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Thandavarayancholanganpettai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Thandavarayancholanganpettai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chidambaram - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mutlur - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Chidambaram - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Thandavarayancholanganpettai known for? The main crops are ground nut. About 13% of the 330 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Thandavarayancholanganpettai Of every 100 households in Thandavarayancholanganpettai in 2011, 84 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thandavarayancholanganpettai · ■ Chidambaram rural average - Electricity for lighting 84% 94% - Toilet within the home 37% 29% - No toilet (open defecation) 63% 69% - Tap water 1% 62% - Drinking water within premises 15% 27% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 20% 29% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 70% - Use banking services 38% 44% - Television 73% 89% - Mobile phone 74% 63% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 5% 20% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 15% 5% - Own their home 94% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Thandavarayancholanganpettai? ■ Thandavarayancholanganpettai · ■ Chidambaram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.4% 78.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1002 988 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 820 899 - Working population 52.8% 48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.0% for men and 69.0% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 10 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 191 (29%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 365 (56%) · ■ Marginal 86 (13%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chidambaram - Krishnapuram 1,301 people - Ambapuram 1,296 people - Mugaiyur 1,261 people - Uluthur 1,254 people - Vaiyalamur 1,226 people - B.Udaiyur 1,218 people - Sitheri 1,217 people - C.Melvanniyur 1,191 people All 174 villages in Chidambaram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thandavarayancholanganpettai? 608002 - How far is Thandavarayancholanganpettai from Cuddalore? 60 km by road - What is the population of Thandavarayancholanganpettai? 1,243 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thandavarayancholanganpettai in? Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thandavarayancholanganpettai? 79.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/thandavarayancholanganpettai/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.