Village · Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram # Thandarai Thandarai is a village in Uthiramerur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 603107. The 2011 Census counted 660 people in 159 households, the 76th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 660 people (2011) - 159 households - 79.6% literacy - 603107 PIN code ## Thandarai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Thandarai is 603107. Thandarai falls in Uthiramerur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 603107 - Gram panchayat Sithanakavoor - Community development block Uthiramerur - Census village code 629845 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Thandarai from nearby towns? - Uthiramerur (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ) 35 km by road - Chengalpattu (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## 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 school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Salavakkam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Thandarai known for? The main crops are paddy, ground nut and sugarcane. About 41% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Thandarai Of every 100 households in Thandarai in 2011, 99 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thandarai · ■ Uthiramerur rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 92% - Toilet within the home 4% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 83% - Tap water 100% 93% - Drinking water within premises 11% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 25% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 72% - Use banking services 8% 43% - Television 95% 85% - Mobile phone 56% 58% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 23% 25% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 3% 8% - Own their home 97% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Thandarai? ■ Thandarai · ■ Uthiramerur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.6% 72.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 988 995 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 822 951 - Working population 52.7% 49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 70.8% for women. 59% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 20 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 138 (40%) · ■ Other work 148 (43%) · ■ Marginal 42 (12%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Uthiramerur - Alanjeri 684 people - Kavampair 682 people - Kurumanjeri 666 people - Thalavarampoondi 664 people - Thottanaval 660 people - Kaithandalam 644 people - Rettamangalam 637 people - Mambakkam 627 people All 116 villages in Uthiramerur ## Other places named Thandarai - Thandarai · Village, Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri · 2,664 people - Thandarai · Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai · 1,645 people - Thandarai · Village, Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram · 1,305 people - Thandarai · Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram · 1,299 people - Thandarai · Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram · 1,101 people - Thandarai · Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram · 993 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thandarai? 603107 - How far is Thandarai from Kancheepuram? 35 km by road - What is the population of Thandarai? 660 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thandarai in? Kancheepuram district (Uthiramerur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thandarai? 79.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/thandarai-629845/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.