# Thandigudi Village, Kodaikanal, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kodaikanal, Dindigul 

# Thandigudi

Thandigudi is a village in Kodaikanal sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624216**. The 2011 Census counted **3,123 people in 874 households**, the 10th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 3,123people (2011)
- 874households
- 80.0%literacy
- 624216PIN code

## Thandigudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thandigudi is 624216.** Thandigudi falls in Kodaikanal sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code624216
- Gram panchayatThandigudi
- Community development blockKodaikanal
- Census village code635439

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thandigudi from nearby towns?

- Kodaikanal (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Dindigul (district HQ)65 km by road
- Pannaikadu (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 Thandigudi?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Thandigudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pannaikadu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kodaikanal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batlagundu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Thandigudi known for?

The main crops are **coffee, banana and orange**. Products made here include coffee powder. About 72% of the 1,056 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Thandigudi

Of every 100 households in Thandigudi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Thandigudi · ■ Kodaikanal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**68%

Tap water ****84%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**82%

Use banking services ****30%**

**46%

Television ****90%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****60%**

**79%

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 Thandigudi?

■ Thandigudi · ■ Kodaikanal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**955

Working population ****58.5%**

**58.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 73.1% for women. 65% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 180 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 820 (45%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 758 (42%) · **■** Marginal 40 (2%)

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 Kodaikanal

- Vadagounchi4,434 people
- Kamanur3,699 people
- Adukkam3,665 people
- Periyur3,202 people
- Kilakkuchettipatti3,095 people
- Kodaikanal2,831 people
- Poolathur2,810 people
- Pachalur2,367 people

[All 15 villages in Kodaikanal](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/kodaikanal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thandigudi?624216
- How far is Thandigudi from Dindigul?65 km by road
- What is the population of Thandigudi?3,123 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thandigudi in?Dindigul district (Kodaikanal sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thandigudi?80.0% (Census 2011)
