# Thandalam Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/thandalam/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Thandalam Thandalam is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603110**. The 2011 Census counted **5,546 people in 1,456 households**, the 11th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 5,546people (2011) - 1,456households - 86.5%literacy - 603110PIN code ## Thandalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thandalam is 603110.** Thandalam falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603110 - Gram panchayatThandalam - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629462 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thandalam from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)65 km by road - Thiruporur (nearest town)1 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 Thandalam? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Thandalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thiruporur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Padur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kelambakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Thandalam known for? The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 33% of the 577 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 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 Thandalam Of every 100 households in Thandalam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Thandalam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****77%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **60% Tap water ****97%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%** **48% Use banking services ****75%** **48% Television ****94%** **91% Mobile phone ****87%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****51%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****64%** **85% 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 Thandalam? ■ Thandalam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109** **969 Working population ****40.3%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.8% for men and 80.0% for women. 60% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 87 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (7%) · **■** Household industry 55 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,596 (71%) · **■** Marginal 329 (15%) 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 Chengalpattu - Kannathur Reddy Kuppam6,972 people - Palur6,964 people - Kayarambedu6,086 people - Padur5,710 people - Kelambakkam5,189 people - Melakottiyur4,865 people - Paiyanur4,532 people - Nallambakkam4,123 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thandalam?603110 - How far is Thandalam from Kancheepuram?65 km by road - What is the population of Thandalam?5,546 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thandalam in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thandalam?86.5% (Census 2011)