# Tandalai Village, Manamelkudi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/manamelkudi/tandalai/ Village · Manamelkudi, Pudukkottai # Tandalai Tandalai is a village in Manamelkudi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614620**. The 2011 Census counted **1,224 people in 311 households**, the 15th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.9%. - 1,224people (2011) - 311households - 76.8%literacy - 614620PIN code ## Tandalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tandalai is 614620.** Tandalai falls in Manamelkudi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614620 - Gram panchayatTandalai - Community development blockManamelkudi - Census village code639843 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tandalai from nearby towns? - Manamelkudi (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)70 km by road - Perumagalur (nearest town)20 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 Tandalai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Tandalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manamelkudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajendrapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silattur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds - 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 Tandalai known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 35% of the 599 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Tandalai Of every 100 households in Tandalai in 2011, 84 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Tandalai · ■ Manamelkudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **87% Toilet within the home ****28%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **71% Tap water ****75%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **81% Use banking services ****55%** **50% Television ****96%** **80% Mobile phone ****92%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **91% 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 Tandalai? ■ Tandalai · ■ Manamelkudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%** **81.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085** **1028 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1175** **1004 Working population ****45.0%** **44.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 66.7% for women. 60% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 119 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 185 (34%) · **■** Marginal 27 (5%) 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 Manamelkudi - Karakathikkottai1,695 people - Karamangalam1,661 people - Seyyanam1,479 people - Perumarudur1,258 people - Nilaiyur1,076 people - Vellur1,071 people - Manjakkudi1,049 people - Panavayal1,032 people [All 70 villages in Manamelkudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/manamelkudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tandalai?614620 - How far is Tandalai from Pudukkottai?70 km by road - What is the population of Tandalai?1,224 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tandalai in?Pudukkottai district (Manamelkudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Tandalai?76.8% (Census 2011)