# Thandarai Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/thandarai/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Thandarai Thandarai is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603306**. The 2011 Census counted **1,101 people in 306 households**, the 82nd largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 1,101people (2011) - 306households - 57.8%literacy - 603306PIN code ## Thandarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thandarai is 603306.** Thandarai falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603306 - Gram panchayatThandaraipuducheri - Community development blockAcharapakkam - Census village code630029 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? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)40 km by road - Maduranthakam (nearest town)9 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 schoolunder 5 km · Morappakkam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maduranthakam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)14 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 Thandarai known for? About 31% of the 397 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Thandarai · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****1%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **82% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **77% Use banking services ****0%** **39% Television ****78%** **89% Mobile phone ****42%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **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 Thandarai? ■ Thandarai · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915** **959 Working population ****37.7%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.5% for men and 50.1% for women. 58% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 23 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (45%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (20%) · **■** Marginal 116 (28%) 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 - Puzhuthivakkam1,197 people - Mathur1,186 people - Pappanallur1,134 people - Ozhavetti1,104 people - Athivakkam1,088 people - Mogalvadi1,088 people - Uthamanallur1,072 people - Murungai1,048 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thandarai?603306 - How far is Thandarai from Kancheepuram?40 km by road - What is the population of Thandarai?1,101 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thandarai in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thandarai?57.8% (Census 2011)