# Thandalam Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/thandalam/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Thandalam Thandalam is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,147 people in 259 households**, the 60th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 1,147people (2011) - 259households - 65.3%literacy - 603301PIN code ## Thandalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thandalam is 603301.** Thandalam falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603301 - Gram panchayatThandalam, Perukkaranai - Community development blockChithamur - Census village code630233 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? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)90 km by road - Acharapakkam (nearest town)4 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? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Thandalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Acharapakkam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Peruveli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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? About 59% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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, 95 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Thandalam · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****4%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **78% Tap water ****100%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%** **74% Use banking services ****22%** **37% Television ****92%** **89% Mobile phone ****58%** **61% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741** **935 Working population ****55.1%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.1% for men and 55.0% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 33 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 539 (85%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (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 Cheyyur - Madayambakkam1,193 people - Porur1,191 people - Sirunagar1,174 people - Chinnavelikadu1,152 people - Nerkunam1,127 people - Perambakkam1,096 people - Magundagiri1,067 people - Maluvankaranai1,050 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thandalam?603301 - How far is Thandalam from Kancheepuram?90 km by road - What is the population of Thandalam?1,147 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thandalam in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thandalam?65.3% (Census 2011)