# Shandan Village, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/shandan/ Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore # Shandan Shandan is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608304**. The 2011 Census counted **1,132 people in 270 households**, the 77th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 1,132people (2011) - 270households - 81.3%literacy - 608304PIN code ## Shandan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shandan is 608304.** Shandan falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608304 - Gram panchayatShandan - Community development blockKattumannar Koil - Census village code637039 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shandan from nearby towns? - Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)73 km by road - Kattumannarkoil (nearest town)10 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 Shandan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Shandan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Reddiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Palanchanallur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kattumannarkoil - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Shandan known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 86% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Shandan Of every 100 households in Shandan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shandan · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****4%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **80% Tap water ****95%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **81% Use banking services ****59%** **44% Television ****91%** **91% Mobile phone ****75%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **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 Shandan? ■ Shandan · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **886 Working population ****55.0%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.9% for men and 72.8% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 145 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 401 (64%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (3%) · **■** Marginal 55 (9%) 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 Kattumannarkoil - Anandagudi1,157 people - Melradhambur1,156 people - Melavanniyur1,151 people - Nandimangalam1,132 people - Kokkarasanpettai1,116 people - Keelparuthigudi1,101 people - Nagarappadi1,074 people - Achalpuram1,067 people [All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shandan?608304 - How far is Shandan from Cuddalore?73 km by road - What is the population of Shandan?1,132 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shandan in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Shandan?81.3% (Census 2011)