# Thandarai Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram 

# Thandarai

Thandarai is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,299 people in 330 households**, the 62nd largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 1,299people (2011)
- 330households
- 75.0%literacy
- 603105PIN code

## Thandarai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thandarai is 603105.** Thandarai falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603105
- Gram panchayatThandarai
- Community development blockThiruporur
- Census village code629533

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

## How far is Thandarai from nearby towns?

- Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)51 km by road
- Tirukalukundram (nearest town)7 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 Thandarai?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Thandarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirukalukundram
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukalukundram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Thandarai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and casuarina**. About 33% of the 431 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 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 Thandarai

Of every 100 households in Thandarai in 2011, 88 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Thandarai · ■ Chengalpattu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**60%

Tap water ****96%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**48%

Use banking services ****18%**

**48%

Television ****85%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**3%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Thandarai?

■ Thandarai · ■ Chengalpattu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1318**

**969

Working population ****55.8%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 65.8% for women. 63% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 170 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (27%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 233 (32%) · **■** Marginal 121 (17%)

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

- Karumbakkam1,330 people
- Kondamangalam1,324 people
- Amoor1,320 people
- Kizhur1,305 people
- Melaiyur1,283 people
- Kolathur1,279 people
- Thiruvadisoolam1,254 people
- Appur1,244 people

[All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thandarai?603105
- How far is Thandarai from Kancheepuram?51 km by road
- What is the population of Thandarai?1,299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thandarai in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thandarai?75.0% (Census 2011)