# Kandai, Thirumangalam, Madurai – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/kandai/ Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai # Kandai Kandai is a village in [Thirumangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/) sub-district of [Madurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **625706**. The 2011 Census counted **1,117 people in 284 households**, the 56th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 1,117people (2011) - 284households - 65.9%literacy - 625706PIN code ## Kandai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kandai is 625706.** Kandai falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625706 - Gram panchayatKandai - Community development blockThirumangalam - Census village code640930 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kandai from nearby towns? - Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)28 km by road - Thirumangalam (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 Kandai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kandai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Public 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sathangudi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karumathur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kokkulam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Kandai known for? The main crops are **maize, paddy and corn**. About 45% of the 354 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Kandai Of every 100 households in Kandai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kandai · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****10%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **78% Tap water ****100%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **70% Use banking services ****36%** **51% Television ****95%** **87% Mobile phone ****57%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **85% 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 Kandai? ■ Kandai · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982** **912 Working population ****62.6%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 53.6% for women. 66% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 24 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 545 (78%) · **■** Other work 117 (17%) · **■** Marginal 13 (2%) 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 Thirumangalam - Kangayanatham1,211 people - Melauppiligundu1,183 people - Karisalkalampatti1,158 people - Thoombakulam1,149 people - Nallamanaikenpatti1,115 people - T.Pudupatti1,100 people - Naduvakkottai1,074 people - Valayankulam1,050 people [All 95 villages in Thirumangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/villages/) ## Other places named Kandai - Kandai · Village, Baihar, Balaghat · 1,654 people - Kandai · Village, Saja, Durg · 1,353 people - Kandai · Village, Dhamdha, Durg · 954 people - Kandai · Village, Chamoli, Chamoli · 928 people - Kandai · Village, Tharali, Chamoli · 482 people - Kandai · Village, Thanakhamria, Durg · 481 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kandai?625706 - How far is Kandai from Madurai?28 km by road - What is the population of Kandai?1,117 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandai in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kandai?65.9% (Census 2011)