# Sandaiyur Village, Nilakkottai, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/sandaiyur/ Village · Nilakkottai, Dindigul # Sandaiyur Sandaiyur is a village in Nilakkottai sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624220**. The 2011 Census counted **3,830 people in 982 households**, the 23rd largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%. - 3,830people (2011) - 982households - 65.6%literacy - 624220PIN code ## Sandaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sandaiyur is 624220.** Sandaiyur falls in Nilakkottai sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624220 - Gram panchayatSandaiyur - Community development blockVathalagundu - Census village code635477 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sandaiyur from nearby towns? - Nilakkottai (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)48 km by road - Vattalagundu (nearest town)16 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 Sandaiyur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sandaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Viruveedu - ○Degree college10+ km · Nilakkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batlagundu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Sandaiyur known for? The main crops are **drum stick, beans and flowers**. About 33% of the 1,221 hectares of village land is sown, and 203 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 Sandaiyur Of every 100 households in Sandaiyur in 2011, 85 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sandaiyur · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **89% Toilet within the home ****4%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **76% Tap water ****96%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **76% Use banking services ****56%** **40% Television ****80%** **81% Mobile phone ****45%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **9% Own their home ****97%** **90% 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 Sandaiyur? ■ Sandaiyur · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907** **933 Working population ****59.5%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.7% for men and 56.8% for women. 63% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 381 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,123 (49%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 135 (6%) · **■** Marginal 625 (27%) 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 Nilakkottai - Nariyuthu4,391 people - Mattapparai4,360 people - Nuthulapuram4,192 people - Rengappanaickanpatti4,078 people - Musuvanuthu3,545 people - Mallanampatti3,431 people - Sengattampatti3,394 people - Viralimayanpatti2,795 people [All 42 villages in Nilakkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sandaiyur?624220 - How far is Sandaiyur from Dindigul?48 km by road - What is the population of Sandaiyur?3,830 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sandaiyur in?Dindigul district (Nilakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sandaiyur?65.6% (Census 2011)