# Thandarai Village, Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/thandarai-629788/ Village · Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram # Thandarai Thandarai is a village in Uthiramerur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603403**. The 2011 Census counted **1,305 people in 326 households**, the 32nd largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 1,305people (2011) - 326households - 68.8%literacy - 603403PIN code ## Thandarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thandarai is 603403.** Thandarai falls in Uthiramerur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603403 - Gram panchayatThandarai - Community development blockUthiramerur - Census village code629788 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? - Uthiramerur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)35 km by road - Uthiramerur (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 Thandarai? 13 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manampathy - ○Degree college5–10 km · Uthiramerur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Uthiramerur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 28% of the 548 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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, 92 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thandarai · ■ Uthiramerur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****12%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **83% Tap water ****49%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **72% Use banking services ****38%** **43% Television ****76%** **85% Mobile phone ****52%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **8% 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 Thandarai? ■ Thandarai · ■ Uthiramerur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1274** **951 Working population ****52.3%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 59.6% for women. 64% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 226 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 169 (25%) · **■** Marginal 190 (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 Uthiramerur - Kurumbarai1,424 people - Edamichi1,414 people - Neyyadivakkam1,360 people - Arasanimangalam1,314 people - Edayambudur1,304 people - Hanumanthandalam1,278 people - Ozhugarai1,240 people - Annadhur1,239 people [All 116 villages in Uthiramerur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thandarai?603403 - How far is Thandarai from Kancheepuram?35 km by road - What is the population of Thandarai?1,305 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thandarai in?Kancheepuram district (Uthiramerur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thandarai?68.8% (Census 2011)