# Thindiyur Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/thindiyur/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Thindiyur Thindiyur is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625107**. The 2011 Census counted **1,078 people in 276 households**, the 56th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 1,078people (2011) - 276households - 78.6%literacy - 625107PIN code ## Thindiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thindiyur is 625107.** Thindiyur falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625107 - Gram panchayatThindiyur - Community development blockMadurai East - Census village code640665 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thindiyur from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)8 km by road - Madurai (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 Thindiyur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Thindiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 · Melamadai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Thindiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 3% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Thindiyur Of every 100 households in Thindiyur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Thindiyur · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **91% Toilet within the home ****14%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **64% Tap water ****81%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **63% Use banking services ****46%** **46% Television ****81%** **87% Mobile phone ****56%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****19%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****89%** **81% 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 Thindiyur? ■ Thindiyur · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **936 Working population ****46.8%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 70.1% for women. 55% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 9 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (4%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 208 (41%) · **■** Marginal 262 (52%) 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 Madurai North - Siruvalai1,282 people - Malaipatti1,255 people - Mangalagudi1,220 people - Kuruthur1,114 people - Alavandan1,070 people - Vairavanatham1,064 people - Porusupatti1,062 people - Pechikulam1,060 people [All 140 villages in Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thindiyur?625107 - How far is Thindiyur from Madurai?8 km by road - What is the population of Thindiyur?1,078 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thindiyur in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Thindiyur?78.6% (Census 2011)