# Thandarai Village, Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri 

# Thandarai

Thandarai is a village in Denkanikottai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635110**. The 2011 Census counted **2,664 people in 605 households**, the 56th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 2,664people (2011)
- 605households
- 58.9%literacy
- 635110PIN code

## Thandarai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thandarai is 635110.** Thandarai falls in Denkanikottai sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code635110
- Gram panchayatThandarai
- Community development blockThally
- Census village code644008

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?

- Denkanikottai (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Krishnagiri (district HQ)75 km by road
- Denkanikottai (nearest town)6 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?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Thandarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Denkanikottai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hosur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Thandarai known for?

The main crops are **ragi, ground nut and tomato**. About 33% of the 945 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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, 88 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thandarai · ■ Denkanikottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**81%

Tap water ****96%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**81%

Use banking services ****14%**

**33%

Television ****84%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**12%

Own their home ****93%**

**92%

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 · ■ Denkanikottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**929

Working population ****45.5%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 51.6% for women. 61% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 227 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 399 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 266 (22%) · **■** Marginal 320 (26%)

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 Denkanikottai

- Anekollu2,858 people
- Thalikothanur2,769 people
- Kottur2,712 people
- Manchukondapalli2,704 people
- Kuppatti2,645 people
- Marupalli2,588 people
- Anniyalam2,558 people
- Binnamangalam2,463 people

[All 118 villages in Denkanikottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/denkanikottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thandarai?635110
- How far is Thandarai from Krishnagiri?75 km by road
- What is the population of Thandarai?2,664 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thandarai in?Krishnagiri district (Denkanikottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thandarai?58.9% (Census 2011)
