# Thandalam Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/thandalam/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Thandalam Thandalam is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603306**. The 2011 Census counted **1,631 people in 415 households**, the 46th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 1,631people (2011) - 415households - 72.9%literacy - 603306PIN code ## Thandalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thandalam is 603306.** Thandalam falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603306 - Gram panchayatPerumbakkam - Community development blockAcharapakkam - Census village code630041 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? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)40 km by road - Maduranthakam (nearest town)10 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? 16 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 - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maduranthakam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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, ground nut and casuarina**. About 35% of the 681 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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, 94 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thandalam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****3%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **82% Tap water ****91%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **77% Use banking services ****6%** **39% Television ****99%** **89% Mobile phone ****38%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **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 Thandalam? ■ Thandalam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872** **959 Working population ****48.9%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.3% for men and 64.6% for women. 58% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 88 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 302 (38%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 177 (22%) · **■** Marginal 229 (29%) 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 - Padiri1,664 people - Thinnalur1,652 people - Vedavakkam1,652 people - Lakshminarayanapuram1,647 people - Kadamalaiputhur1,603 people - Pulipurakoil1,599 people - Semppondi1,596 people - Moosivakkam1,594 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thandalam?603306 - How far is Thandalam from Kancheepuram?40 km by road - What is the population of Thandalam?1,631 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thandalam in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thandalam?72.9% (Census 2011)