# Thandarai Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram 

# Thandarai

Thandarai is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603312**. The 2011 Census counted **551 people in 132 households**, the 89th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 551people (2011)
- 132households
- 74.4%literacy
- 603312PIN code

## Thandarai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thandarai is 603312.** Thandarai falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603312
- Gram panchayatThandarai
- Community development blockLathur
- Census village code630158

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?

- Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)85 km by road
- Maduranthakam (nearest town)33 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school10+ km · Thiruvadur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chengalpattu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheyyur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water 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 Thandarai known for?

About 61% of the 222 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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, 93 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Thandarai · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**78%

Tap water ****99%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**74%

Use banking services ****51%**

**37%

Television ****93%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**25%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Thandarai?

■ Thandarai · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**935

Working population ****51.4%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 66.1% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (59%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 39 (14%) · **■** Marginal 22 (8%)

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

- Vettamperumbakkam627 people
- Parasanallur595 people
- Pekkaranai582 people
- Vilangadu554 people
- Nelvoy542 people
- Nemanadam538 people
- Kesavarayanpettai534 people
- Kurambarai528 people

[All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thandarai?603312
- How far is Thandarai from Kancheepuram?85 km by road
- What is the population of Thandarai?551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thandarai in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thandarai?74.4% (Census 2011)