# Sithandi Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/sithandi/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Sithandi Sithandi is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603111**. The 2011 Census counted **939 people in 230 households**, the 96th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 939people (2011) - 230households - 78.3%literacy - 603111PIN code ## Sithandi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sithandi is 603111.** Sithandi falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603111 - Gram panchayatSithandi - Community development blockMaduranthakam - Census village code629965 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sithandi from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)48 km by road - Chengalpattu (nearest town)12 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 Sithandi? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sithandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Orakkattupettai - ○Degree college10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Sithandi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include clay pots. About 27% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Sithandi Of every 100 households in Sithandi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sithandi · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****6%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **82% Tap water ****98%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **77% Use banking services ****56%** **39% Television ****89%** **89% Mobile phone ****80%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Sithandi? ■ Sithandi · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **959 Working population ****61.0%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.9% for men and 69.2% for women. 64% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 55 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (25%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 331 (58%) · **■** Marginal 39 (7%) 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 Maduranthakam - Alapakkam977 people - Keezhamur947 people - Vinnampoondi947 people - Murukkambakkam942 people - Nelli932 people - Mariputhur901 people - Karunagaracheri881 people - Poragal860 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sithandi?603111 - How far is Sithandi from Kancheepuram?48 km by road - What is the population of Sithandi?939 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sithandi in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sithandi?78.3% (Census 2011)