# Sholandur Village, Tiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/tiruvadanai/sholandur/ Village · Tiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram # Sholandur Sholandur is a village in Tiruvadanai sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623537**. The 2011 Census counted **1,730 people in 413 households**, the 43rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%. - 1,730people (2011) - 413households - 82.4%literacy - 623537PIN code ## Sholandur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sholandur is 623537.** Sholandur falls in Tiruvadanai sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623537 - Gram panchayatSholandur - Community development blockR.S. Mangalam - Census village code641857 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sholandur from nearby towns? - Tiruvadanai (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)24 km by road - R.S. Mangalam (nearest town)10 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 Sholandur? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Sholandur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · R.S.Mangalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Ramanathapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rettaiyurani - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Sholandur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 692 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 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 Sholandur Of every 100 households in Sholandur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sholandur · ■ Tiruvadanai rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **89% Toilet within the home ****26%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **79% Tap water ****16%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **87% Use banking services ****40%** **48% Television ****88%** **89% Mobile phone ****61%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****87%** **93% 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 Sholandur? ■ Sholandur · ■ Tiruvadanai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%** **77.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143** **964 Working population ****50.4%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 76.0% for women. 61% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 237 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 339 (39%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 210 (24%) · **■** Marginal 76 (9%) 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 Tiruvadanai - Kavvur1,819 people - Sethidal1,799 people - Athiyur1,772 people - Kilaarumbur1,749 people - Pandugudi1,726 people - Sirugambaiyur1,726 people - Seenangudi1,695 people - Kattavilagam1,681 people [All 94 villages in Tiruvadanai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/tiruvadanai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sholandur?623537 - How far is Sholandur from Ramanathapuram?24 km by road - What is the population of Sholandur?1,730 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sholandur in?Ramanathapuram district (Tiruvadanai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sholandur?82.4% (Census 2011)