# Uthandi Village, Sholinganallur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sholinganallur/uthandi/ Village · Sholinganallur, Kancheepuram # Uthandi Uthandi is a village in Sholinganallur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600119**. The 2011 Census counted **5,037 people in 1,315 households**, the 4th largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 5,037people (2011) - 1,315households - 80.7%literacy - 600119PIN code ## Uthandi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Uthandi is 600119.** Uthandi falls in Sholinganallur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600119 - Gram panchayatUthandi - Community development blockSt. Thomas Mount - Census village code629380 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Uthandi from nearby towns? - Sholinganallur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)85 km by road - Sholinganallur (nearest town)8 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 Uthandi? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Uthandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sholinganallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pallavaram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Uthandi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 4% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Uthandi Of every 100 households in Uthandi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Uthandi · ■ Sholinganallur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****77%** **84% No toilet (open defecation) ****23%** **16% Tap water ****73%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%** **10% Use banking services ****42%** **43% Television ****87%** **85% Mobile phone ****81%** **78% Computer with internet ****7%** **5% Two-wheeler ****23%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **5% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****49%** **69% 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 Uthandi? ■ Uthandi · ■ Sholinganallur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894** **946 Working population ****38.0%** **38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.0% for men and 73.6% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 47 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (3%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,594 (83%) · **■** Marginal 182 (10%) 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 Sholinganallur - Semmanjeri29,751 people - Perumbakkam18,890 people - Sittalapakkam13,542 people - Ottiambakkam2,129 people - Arasankalani1,092 people [All 6 villages in Sholinganallur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sholinganallur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Uthandi?600119 - How far is Uthandi from Kancheepuram?85 km by road - What is the population of Uthandi?5,037 (Census 2011) - Which district is Uthandi in?Kancheepuram district (Sholinganallur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Uthandi?80.7% (Census 2011)